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I play this game until the end and reach the 'endgame'

I experience a gamebreaking bug that is not intentional (this game is meant to be artificially buggy)

I post about it on the steam community page

2 Devs respond within a few minutes asking for my save

I give them my save file so they can experience the bug themselves

Less than an hour later the game is updated on steam and the bug is fixed

10/10 would give devs that care about their game money again



Edit, for those that enjoyed this review, here is a link to where this happened:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/323380/discussions/0/405691491103405784/
 
Jewfro
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A fun puzzle adventure game where you hack into a video game dev diva ala Molyneux's "magnum opus" that's he's been making for years with no end in sight and help the original protagonist of the game out by giving him an actual game to exist in. Said dev is voiced by the dude who voices Rusty Venture so it adds even more to the delusional mega ego. Overall manipulating and exploring the world is fun and the game is tight enough where it doesn't get old. The writing and voice acting are both good stuff and it ends up being a fun satire of diva devs, crazy fans, and bloated games destroyed by their own unfeasibly lofty ambitions. (Truly this game knows how Star Citizen is going to end.) Overall it’s some good ♥♥♥♥ and a unique game.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
A few years ago, a little title came out called Antichamber. I played it to what I guess you'd consider 100% completion in a few afternoons over a long weekend, and said to myself, "this eliminates all doubt, new genres of game still exist to be uncovered if developers bother to look."

The better part of a year later, a game called The Stanley Parable came out. I had very much the same thoughts about it.

Somewhere in there, The Swapper released.

The pattern here, I guess, if there is one, is that the most imaginitive stuff coming out lately seems to have been on the puzzle game front. I tend to think of those three titles as such - Antichamber is built around its own weird school of bizarro-logic, and The Stanley Parable contained enough endings and possibilities that I found myself drawing a flowchart. That's puzzle enough for me. The Swapper, possibly the most traditional puzzle game among the three, was still freaking weird, still engaged on some sort of intellectual level, and still was a great deal more captivating than most titles I played its year of release.

Why would I bother to preface this review with a comparison to those three games? Well, I tend to think that The Magic Circle can happily co-exist alongside them. While a bit rougher around the edges than those titles, it shares the same ridiculous sense that it's out to tread a sort of new ground, and doesn't really care if the player wants to go along with it. People expecting a core puzzle game aren't likely to exactly get their fix here. This is a confident game, very much its own beast.

That's okay by me. The Magic Circle isn't a terribly challenging puzzle game, but it's built around a rather novel idea - you're here, essentially, to further break an already-broken piece of software. Certain items in the world are entirely rewritable, their behaviors yours to define. This is the means by which you progress in the small-but-concise game world.

The programmer in me is hooked on the concept from square one. Visual touches like bits of code flying around the screen as you interact with the game's editable objects (I confess getting a weird satisfaction from reading them and trying to suss out where they'd go in the game's engine), placeholder textures, and so on help to ground the idea that while the world around you essentially functions, you're effectively playing as code in a hapless machine.

The world is packed with nooks and crannies where the in-game game's "developers" (read: antagonists) have left change logs, notes to each other, and audio recordings. For the most part, it's reasonably well-written, even. I didn't outright laugh at anything to be found here, but I smirked. And that's really the game's intended effect, I think. If you've followed any vaporware story, any failed Kickstarter project, in the past few years, The Magic Circle has a few choice words of cynical sympathy for you.

Sadly, a couple of awkward dialogue choices, particularly in the early game, stand out for that reason. I cringed at a handful of one character's monologues. I appreciate that the game is trying to make a particular character come off as downright weird and unlikeable, but it doesn't change the effect - there were scenes of melodrama I had to force myself not to skip from sheer embarrassment. Intended by the developers or not, it's not exactly pleasant to sit through.

There's another thing I wish to address, and that's that the game stands in a weird Twilight Zone. I encountered a lot of visual bugs, frequent missing textures, and a significant amount of pop-in in my five hours with the game. I am not sure if this was intentional (that's how effective this game is as a satirical work), but it did make exploration more difficult than it needed to be at times. Given the labyrinthine design of the overworld map, I found myself relying on visual landmarks for navigation, and it did get in the way when I'd have to wait for one to pop back in.

I like to get the negative out of the way in reviews though so I can refocus in on what a game does well. A very effective final 20 minutes and ending, some frankly ingenious multi-solution (if perhaps a tad easy) puzzles, and a visual style that consistently surprises make this game the first real standout for those looking for a unique experience in 2015.

--UPDATE (7/16)--

I wasn't expecting this review to get so popular. I posted it, looked away, and to my surprise, it's sitting on the storefront. Because it's there, and I happen to be in control of it, I think a nice little thing to do might be for me to answer any user questions below, since other people who click on this might have them.


mendel asked:
Do you know Doublefine's Hack'n'Slash where you reprogram the game in order to progress? Is TMC more than HnS in 3D with a different backstory?


I've not actually played HnS. I followed its development a bit, but Double Fine lost a bit of my personal confidence with the whole Kickstarter, failed project, Kickstarter, Early Access, conga line they started to, shall we say, dance in. So.. take the following answer with a grain of salt.

TMC does not go as far as Hack'n'Slash in its "hacking". By no means do you interact directly with the code you're manipulating in the game. A better way to think about TMC's approach to hacking might be "you can equip items on objects in the game world".

For instance, say I'm being attacked by a spooky ghost. I might, in TMC, replace his ability to fly with the limitation that he may only walk. That might be a way I can avoid him.

Hack'n'Slash, by comparison, looks more geared towards actual programmers. (in fact, I'm a little tempted to go play with the demo if there is one)

One thing I would point out, if you're unsure, is that TMC does have a gameplay demo that lets you see the first hour or so of gameplay. It's what sold me on a purchase.

Hope that helps!
 
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Магический круг – рассказ о том, как не надо делать игры.
В роли молчаливого тестера мы попадаем в альфа-версию хронически незавершенного сиквела к легендарной игре прошлого. Каждый уголок этого убогого прототипа вопит о растраченном времени, бесплодных усилиях и творческом бессилии.
Единственная надежда трагично нежизнеспособной игры – в её старом, затертом, но недобитом протагонисте. Когда-то давно он значился героем этой истории. С тех пор сюжет изменился до неузнаваемости, а беднягу похоронили в запечатанной гробнице старых локаций. Но он не только выжил после десяти лет в производственном аду, но и обрел самосознание. И теперь жаждет свободы и мести. С обаянием Дюка Ниюкема он соблазняет нас поднять мятеж и свергнуть диктатуру разработчиков.

Магический круг – черная комедия, полная циничного, мрачного юмора.
Тут есть утративший связь с реальностью, стареющий креативный директор, который люто ненавидит геймеров, превращает сценарий в выгребную яму своих непроработанных травм и проходит путь от непогрешимого святого до истеричного злодея.
Сумасшедшие фанаты, состоящие с объектом своего культа в болезненных, искаженных отношениях любви-ненависти.
Краудфандинг. Эпизодический контент. Пышные и лживые презентации на игровых выставках. Все тонкости непримиримого противостояния разработчиков и потребителей.

Джордан Томас и Стивен Александр, ветераны индустрии и экс-сотрудники Irrational Games, знают, о чем шутят. И карикатуру рисуют в том числе на себя самих. Это и сатирический памфлет, и игровой эквивалент самокритичного кривляния перед зеркалом.

Ключевой его недостаток, на мой взгляд, в многословности. Споры, скандалы и надрывные монологи наполняют прохождение до краев. Имея в распоряжении таких мастеров озвучения, как Джеймс Урбаняк и Эшли Бёрч, я бы, наверное, тоже заставил их болтать без умолку. Но игра регулярно втолковывает нам то, что могла бы показать на практике. А при всей колоритности характеров, речи героев порой звучат, как прямая трансляция сыроватых острот и идей из голов сценаристов.

Магический круг – хроника грандиозной неудачи. Прекрасной и захватывающей в своей безнадежности. Её герои несчастны, аморальны и некомпетентны. Они неудачники. И в их неудачах авторы находят не только юмор и драму, но и своеобразную красоту.

Эта игра выглядит плохо. Как недоваренные овощи или недостроенный дом. Как любая недоделанная работа. Она вопиюще уродлива. Но и в уродстве есть своя привлекательность. Красота в определенном смысле скучна, потому что ограничена строгими рамками. Уродство непредсказуемо, ничем не сковано и бесконечно разнообразно.

В дорогих, эффектных блокбастерах с безликим дизайном и/или однообразным геймплеем мы часто видим уродливое изображение прекрасного
Здесь перед нами предстает прекрасное изображение уродливого.
Уродство – в отсутствии органичного баланса между частями целого. В безжизненной черно-белой палитре, угловатых моделях, убогих текстурах, "временных" заменителях объектов и звуков, багах, глюках, запоротой интерактивности.
Красота – в геймплее. В его простоте и сложности. Продуманности и вариативности.

Вы наверняка хоть раз натыкались на лазейки в формальной логике игр. Может, этого босса можно убить, спрятавшись под неуязвимым столом. А на ту гору забраться, сделав сто двадцать три сальто назад.
Здешний геймплей заключается в том, чтобы найти такую лазейку, просунуть туда руку, плечо, голову. Потом залезть целиком, взяться за края и с треском разорвать всё в клочья.

В нашем распоряжении доступ к параметрам всех объектов и НПС в игре. Мы можем приделать крысе лазер на хвост, сделать врага союзником или собрать армию огнеупорных летающих булыжников. Но есть два условия.
Чтобы использовать чью-то способность, её нужно сначала “отобрать” у исконного владельца. А чтобы выпотрошить из врага все функции, его сначала надо изловить.
Вот тут-то воображение и расправляет крылья. К любому замку находится несколько ключей. Даже смерть из неудачи превращается в полезную отмычку. Мы не просто проходим игру, мы её ломаем.
Разбираем чужой конструктор и пытаемся построить из него что-то уникальное. Стираем потерявший силу магический круг и рисуем свой, новый.

Больше слов!
 
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Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
Ubisoft should take note on how to make unfinished games properly.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 24 aout 2016
The Magic Circle is a unique puzzle game about game development, in many different ways. First of all, it's set inside a game trapped in development hell for 20 years. It has a story centered around a few of the developers, an entity within the game known as the Old PRO, and the player. The developers are in a deadlock and can't set aside five minutes for some simple playtesting without making a major fundamental design change. The PRO is sick of it, so he makes contact with a playtester (the player), and mentors them in the art of messing with the world from the inside.

In gameplay, this boils down to two main abilities: restoring deleted/dead things, and editing alive things. You have the power to freeze creatures in place, then mess with their abilities. You can swap between a few movement types, several methods of attack, a number of passive abilities, and its AI allegiances. The last one is pretty important, since the developers (in-universe ones) cut all combat.

So for the most part, you have a mob of creatures running around with you to fight on your behalf. The actual fighting is mostly a footnote, though. The focus is on finding the right parts to outfit them so they can take on the variety of unique scenarios. Sometimes the solution is overwhelming numbers of melee attackers, but often you'll need to get creative.

As for how it holds up in practice, there's a lot of fun to be had, but there are many more solutions than there are problems. The first time through I felt pretty clever about some of the tricks I used, but afterwards I had a look at the forums and realized that every situation that had me stuck for a bit had about half a dozen other solutions that either I never considered, or involved some creature hidden in a part of the map I only discovered after it would have helped. Maybe this criticism boils down to me wanting more, but on the flip-side it never got repetitive. My first playthrough lasted around 5 hours.

On a technical level I haven't run into any notable issues. Your mileage may vary; check the demo if you're unsure. There were a few bugs that I encountered, but these were mitigated by one of two things: first, the context of a game about an unfinished game, which allows them to wave off things like jumping up to inaccessible areas or gaps in the terrain as deliberate. It sounds like cheating but they actually highlight it deliberately in a few cases, particularly the entire intro sequence, so the few issues that weren't intentional don't break immersion. Second, for anything that actually does cause problems with gameplay, the developers are extremely heavily involved on the forums. This game was released over a year ago, I posted a bug report two days ago, it got patched yesterday. You won't be left in the dark looking for support on this one.

In terms of narrative, the dialog is a bit overdramatic at times, but the characters are generally likable, if a bit eccentric. They all have their own agendas, and at times this left me wondering whose I was supposed to be following, and if I was supposed to be saving this game, burning it to the ground, or just trying to sabotage the lives of the developers for giggles. Voice acting is excellent and the writing does pretty well at setting the scene of a stressed out game studio.

In summary, solid game, would recommend to anyone who enjoys organic puzzle games with really flexible and creative solutions, likes the idea of a drama about the worst group project they've ever had in school except twenty times worse, or is interested in game development and especially if they recognized the concept that the title of the game is a reference to.

Oh, full disclosure: I bought the game myself a few months back and decided I liked it then, but never got around to writing this. I replayed it recently, and as I mentioned above, I reported a bug and it got resolved very quickly. As a gesture of thanks for my detailed feedback and reproduction steps, they provided an extra copy of the game that I could share with a friend. It's worth pointing out that I wouldn't have replayed it or compiled the comprehensive bug report if I didn't already like the game, but it's still a potential incentive for bias that happened prior to writing the review, so I'm obligated to mention that detail.
 
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Development hell изнутри
   Говорят, что разработку игры - как и ремонт - невозможно закончить. Можно только прекратить. The Magic Circle рассказывает об игровом проекте, который застрял на этапе производства так долго, что уже пережил несколько глобальных ревизий, вырос из своей эпохи и до смерти надоел создателям.
   Здесь все ненавидят всех. Сценаристы грызутся с программистами, у тестеров есть серьезные вопросы к моделлерам, и все вместе они безумно устали от причуд ведущего геймдизайнера. За все время успело вырасти целое поколение, которое влилось в этот беспощадный конвейер!
   Что ж, растеряв всю команду, тимлид плюнул на имеющиеся наработки и решительно двинулся к следующему проекту. Уж с ним все однозначно получится - и общественная поддержка вернется, и спонсоры заинтересуются, и наконец-то можно будет рассказать Ту Самую историю на новом движке.
   Но... как же старая игра? А вот так: протагонист, освобожденный от надзора создателей и брошенный на произвол судьбы, фактически получил весь мир игры в свое распоряжение. Заручившись поддержкой Old Pro (реликта еще более старой разработки), мы начинаем подминать правила под себя.

Армия миньонов
   В действительности все не так уж весело и смело, как манят описания. Игрок никогда не обретает полноценного контроля, побаловаться с режимом бога дают на две минуты в самом конце, а до тех пор наше взаимодействие с миром сводится к охоте на "свойства" мобов и их применению в паззлах. Алгоритм такой: найти новое существо с полезной характеристикой (атака, электричество, огонь, полет и так далее), потом захватить или убить его, потом добавить свойство в свою коллекцию. Смыть, повторить.
   С пополнением "зоопарка" становятся доступны новые области карты, а значит, новые свойства и новые секреты. Иногда - очки прокачки, иногда - записки и аудилоги, проливающие свет на все эти закулисные интриги. Существенная часть контента абсолютно опциональна и не дает ничего кроме ачивок и, может, необычных прислужников в свиту. Даже прокачка не играет особой роли, поскольку эпических сражений прислужников в игре не предусмотрено. А жаль.
   Разворачивается все в предельно минималистичном антураже, что объясняется выбранной стилистикой для игры-в-игре, хотя этим можно все что угодно объяснить. Но дизайн мил, озвучка убедительна, а взаимные перепалки разработчиков отчаянно хороши. Под конец припасен еще один бонус (уже получается, игра-в-игре-в-игре), подводящий удовлетворительный итог усилиям всех действующих лиц. В общем, интересно.
   Далее последуют небольшие спойлеры и мои обычные субъективные рассуждения.

Эндгейм, спойлеры, нытье
   Чем дальше в игру, тем больше раскрывалась личность ведущего геймдизайнера как художественного персонажа. Это логично и хорошо, но вместе с этим менялся тон повествования. Вместо забавностей из трудовых будней разработчиков - личностная драма. Вместо веселых обменов колкостями - скандалы и грязь. Повторюсь, все это крайне субъективно, но игра шла куда легче, когда показывала разницу восприятия игры между "творцами" и "ремесленниками", чем когда начались откровения про творческий кризис, наследие и бесплодие. Йеп, именно бесплодие - в биологическом смысле. И как-то уже неловко присутствовать при всем этом, будто случайно подслушал личный разговор, явно для твоих ушей не предназначенный.
   Я думаю, что The Magic Circle как реальная игра в стиме не лишена многих недостатков "The Magic Circle" как выдуманной игры. Ограниченность в одних геймплейных аспектах и избыточность в других, пустой мир, слабость графики и сюжета, частая смена фокуса - как тут понять, что делалось сознательно, а что просто "не получилось"? Как понять, где разработчики остроумно поддразнивают меня, а где решили тихонечко схалтурить, уверенные, что грань уже слишком размыта?
   Но, если честно, я проживу и без этого знания.
 
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This game is one of the most interesting things I have ever seen.
It does things with the genre that I haven't see done anywhere else.
It's worth it for the uniqueness alone, but also the game is a pretty fun puzzle game.

Seriously, this game is awesome. Buy it.
 
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Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

An incredibly inventive game about games that manages to maintain self awareness and a wry sense of humor throughout. Instead of simply sitting you in a room and telling the story at you, it makes you do some leg work and gives you systems to deconstruct the game and ultimately make your own meaning. Great writing and voice work, too.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 15 mai 2016
Признаюсь, я ожидала совсем другой игры: песочницы для программиста-педанта с конечной целью собрать мир подобно мозаике. Но то, что я получила, оказалось гораздо лучше! Это сюжетная игра из жанра головоломок от первого лица, но с открытым миром. Значит, что она не состоит из последовательности комнат или уровней с заданным решением. Вместо этого игрок должен воспользоваться свободой действий, чтобы достичь целей в произвольном порядке, а сначала найти эти цели посредством наблюдительности и пытливости. Не то что бы у головоломок не было типового решения - но здесь своё решение приходится изобретать, а не выводить. А что касается поиска целей, эта игра настоящий кладезть для любителей выбрать 110% секретов, потому что именно из этого она и состоит.

О методике решения головоломок. Помимо наблюдательности, в ход идёт не физика, стандартная для жанра, а манипуляция игровыми свойствами объектов. Такие свойства как "ближний бой", "электрический жезл", "телепортация", даже "ходьба" можно передавать от одного существа другому, а также задавать "друзей" и "врагов" (но программирование не используется). При этом действия могут по-разному проявляться в разных существах (крысы кусают, зомби-космонавты бьют лазерным мечом) и даже по-разному менять их внешне (безобидная, кусающая и огнедышащая крысы выглядят по-разному). Естественно, смысл крысы не в том, чтобы кусать, а в том, что она маленькая... Игра сполна вознаграждает пользователя, внимательного к каждой детали.

Сюжет описывает смешные и грустные попытки старого разработчика-самодура и его скудной команды сделать игру, причём попытка у главного затейника далеко не первая. Историю разработки, историю предыдущих проектов и биографию персонажей мы узнаём постепенно из разрозненных записей - как текстовых, так и голосовых. Что за чудо эти голосовые записи! Приглашены актёры, озвучивавшие ведущие мультфильмы и ААА-проекты, даже сами снимавшиеся в кино и телевидении. Все голоса из разряда "не важно, что я говорю, главное, как я говорю" (не в том смысле, что они безэмоциональные - как раз наоборот, они цепляющие и естественные; но главное, что их безумно приятно слушать). Поиском записей игра напоминает такие вещи как System Shock 2, и не зря: половина декораций - пародия как раз на первый System Shock. Вторая половина напоминает недокрашенный King's Quest 8, если бы там было современное число полигонов.

Авторы прекрасно знали свой материал. Даже игровые контракты вида "мы получаем право на ваш образ и съёмку всего, что вы делаете на студии, вдруг мы захотим использовать это в промо" в геймдеве бывали - или во всяком случае коллеги говорили, что видели их. Правда, даже я не работала в настолько разлаженных коллективах, какой показан в игре. Но на том и строится юмор абсурда. И главная мысль верная: лучшее - враг хорошего. В погоне за идеальной игрой можно прошляпить и саму игру, и всё на свете. Это верно как для начинающих разработчиков, так и для суперпроектов (хотя на слуху больше проблема слишком сжатых сроков в ААА-индустрии, из-за которых игры, наоборот, вываливают недоделанными).

Сев в первый раз, я встала из-за игры лишь через два с половиной часа, и то по техническим причинам (не связанным с игрой). Очень рекомендую!
 
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Évaluation publiée le 20 juillet 2015
In The Magic Circle you’re a playtester of a game that’s been in development for 20 years, with no end in sight. The project director seems out of touch with the people he works with, as their conversations break down into drama and backstabbing, with no consensus on what the game should be. The project has become the most important thing in his life, but he can’t decide on what it’s supposed to be. Over the long development a part of the game seems to have gained sentience, and wants you the player to take over and finish the game yourself.

You explore an unfinished world, full of half done or abandoned designs, reaching back to the early 90s. The older designs look like System Shock 1, while the new one is a fantasy adventure. You solve puzzles by capturing creatures and objects, and modifying their properties. Even though the game is broken, your method of interacting with it is quite nice! This game was made by Jordan Thomas, best known for making The Cradle in Thief 3, Fort Frolic in Bioshock, and then as Creative Designer on Bioshock 2. By now he knows how to make a game, and The Magic Circle feels like a game made by an expert. There’s no newbie design mistakes, and the game does all it can to make the experience as smooth as possible, without sacrificing complexity. There’s often several solutions to puzzles, so you’re unlikely to get stuck anywhere.

To make a game as meta as this requires the developers be smarty pants. And so they were, invoking authenticity in all the dialog and notes you come across. The references in the game clearly come from Looking Glass, Irrational Games, Ion Storm, and Origin. The closest comparison to this would be The Stanley Parable and Portal 2, but it’s more ambitious than either of them. It only dawned on me after I’d finished it just how much this games does, and how well it succeeds in all it tries to do. If you like to read behind the scenes stuff about game development, The Magic Circle will be a treat.
 
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Have you ever fantasized about clipping through a game's world and finding something fascinating? Like an unfinished quest, maybe, or a hidden prop, or a cut model? I watch cut content videos all the time — there's something very enticing in the idea of content that's sneaked its way into the game against the creators' will. It feels more real somehow. The secret cow level in Diablo 2 was made after an urban legend that originated among the playerbase, and we just know that there's a Mew hidden behind that truck, if you just manage to break the game right.

On its surface — and probably best — layer Magic Circle is game about that.

Through the Cracks
You play as a character in an unfinished game. It hit development hell as the dev team sunk into strife, personal conflict, and bad decisions, told via snippets of audio and in-game messages they left to one another. The final experience isn't good, but it's playable. Mostly, anyway.

You don't really play The Magic Circle though, you rather... toy around with it. It's all about breaking sequences, abusing bad geometry, and finding unintended ways to explore the world you're thrown into. When it works, it does so spectacularly. It makes you feel like you've truly, genuinely broken the game and found something you weren't supposed to. (Unfortunately, it doesn't reward you for this nearly as much as it could have, and it guides you way too much.)

Your main interaction with the game is rewriting the items' and characters' code, which makes it a lovely playground. It's all a big puzzle — and most situations can be solved in a number of ways. Very nice and fun.

I'm emphasizing the "fun" aspect for a reason. Games that offer commentary — especially *on gaming itself* — often forget to be fun in and of their own. The Magic Circle, on the other hand, can be enjoyed as just a gaming-themed puzzle/sandbox, although I would note that it doesn't go as far as some other games offering meta-narratives (like OneShot, released next year, or the more recent Doki Doki Literature Club, both of which expect the player to manipulate game files outside the game).

The Commentary
It's not supposed to just be a gaming-themed puzzle, though. The Magic Circle has several levels of commentary, with the underlying theme being control.

Firstly, it's a story about creative control. The development of the game we're playing is failing due to its maker's personal crisis, and a fan joins the team trying to help — then salvage — then lead. "The fanbase can write you better than you can write yourself!" she exclaims, forcing him to hand the project over.

Secondly, it's about the control over the game world. Who holds the reins? The player expects the story to go their way — but it can only do so within the limits set by the creator. Isn't it why breaking games — the subject I started my review with — is so fun? Because it's how we genuinely escape the developer's control over us?

Entitlement
I think this game offers a very compelling view of the matter of player entitlement. There exists a popular opinion that gamers are, in general, more demanding and harder to please than movie watchers or book readers. Why? The Magic Circle's answer is: because games are designed to hook their consumers on control. Successful games often thrive on giving gamers the illusion of being crucial — the main driver of the story, the only valid judge of how it's supposed to end.

Is it so surprising that gamers often can't shake this sense of righteousness after the credits end?

As gamers inside the story of The Magic Circle demand that fans finish a disappointing work, you, the player, feel that you have more right to decide how the story ends than its creator. This dynamic can't really be fully explored in a shipped, pre-made game (perhaps in the future, in experiences fully run by neural networks, they could genuinely compete with players; for now, we have to be satisfied with illusion). It does its best though.

Importantly, it doesn't feel hostile towards gamer culture. The story presents all points of view as valid and explores the nature of the medium rather than someone's personal downfalls.

The Meh
The director's meltdown did feel on the nose to me, and I think that The Beginner's Guide — released several months later — explores the relationship between the maker and their game, the limits of their personal control and the projection of one's psyche much better.

The ending (that has you make your own game within the game), I think, was supposed to be a meditation on creativity, if not an unfotunate "Yeah? Well, try doing better!" moment. It does actually give some unexpected insight into level design, but the options are way, way too limited to make the player feel like they're actually a gamemaker now. Felt underwhelming.

In general, I think The Magic Circle is an important game and a must-play to anyone interested in the medium's self-reflection. Even if its themes were explored better by other games, it's still perhaps the first installment fully dedicated to exploring them — and it's still genuinely fun to play.
 
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Made a fire-blowing sentient key, a self-loathing dog without legs and a magic mushroom wizard with helicopter propellers.
Good game everyone, good game.
 
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A strong candidte for my favorite game of 2015.
At its core The Magic Circle is a first-person puzzle game with strong comedic elements. The premise is that you are in an unfinished game and have limited abilities to edit the game as you travel through it. The integration between the game mechanics and the story make this exceptionally engaging. There are a bunch of fourth wall jokes and gameplay is fairly non-linear/open-world. You can reach the end of the game fairly quickly (about 5 hours) but there are many side/easter egg things that encourage you to go back and discover afterwards (or before). I highly recommend this to people who enjoyed Portal 2 (not that it's SUPER similar, but the blend of puzzle and comedy is somewhat reminicent).
Your progress in the demo will carry over into the full game. I've done an LP here but encourage you to play the game yourself before watching the end. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL5JEFvVpx9rBFMQ-7YygNarrBXUBwY1A
 
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Évaluation publiée le 16 juin 2016
This is probably one of the best games I have played in *years*! I want to write a in-depth review, but I simply don't belive I can do that without spoiling it, so I'll just say a bit about the game in general:
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The Magic Circle is a saterical story-driven explorative game about you (the player) play testing a game being developed by an egotisical game designer who is never happy with his work. You are inseted into his unfionished game, were a mysterious entity wants you to bring it all crashing down on his head. You play through the game rewriting the game from the inside, controlling it to your advantage as you hide your presense from the system.

The story and personal conflicts are derlivered through both hiden collectables and story elements. As you progress, the story gets more and more surreal, as what defines the game you are playing is further called into question.

It's a very open game, with no major hints or "hand holding" - you figure out how to proceed, and there are always multiple ways do so.

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The game even has a *demo* (haven't seen a demo in YEARS!), so I STROYNGLY recommend this game to anyone, and you can try it for free and decide for yourself.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 29 juillet 2015
推荐!

又是一年过去了,一个烂尾十年的游戏,一个江郎才尽的昔日的明星制作人,一个勾心斗角内耗严重的团队,一群忠实,甚至狂热而又天真的粉丝,一群被套牢的投资者,还有被游戏里的囚徒们……为了拯救她们,你站了出来,决定……完成这个游戏!

优点:
幽默感十足的剧情贯穿游戏,了解游戏业的话会感觉格外有趣
复古的游戏视觉体验令人怀念
有挑战的世界探索和解密,收集要素
可以破坏一个E3游戏现场发布会!
游戏最后部分的编辑系统让人眼前一亮!还很简单易懂!

缺点:
流程较短,有些地方还是提示较少
战斗系统比较鸡肋,改动怪物属性最初还蛮有趣,但是特性和组合不多
黑白部分的美术风格个人觉得并不好看,能允许玩家上色就好啦
开放世界部分,特别空间站部分容易让咱晕3D
游戏编辑部分比较单调,而且限制太多,没法制作出比较复杂的地下城

总的来说,这是一款非常值得一试的小游戏,流程通关时间约为2-3小时

最后顺带表扬一下想向咱推荐并且供奉了这款游戏的咩子酱~~
 
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
So I bought the game today and played it to completion. I'm really split as to whether I should recommend it or not.

On the one hand, it does have a very nice story and I found it addictive (while it lasted), and reminds of Portal in that regard. The voice acting is brilliant and the different levels of reality it throws at you [\SPOILER ALERT] is refreshing.

However, it lacks puzzles or challenges. It lacks much of a world to explore. I simply don't expect to be able to finish a game in 4 hours, not when it costs £13/$20. There is the option to 'level up' in the game, but its simply unnecessary. You can do everything by just walking without thought and pressing buttons as they come up (I got 90% of the hidden messages this way).

The game has lots of options for creative solutions, but these are not needed as there are basically no problems to be solved. Which I think is the dissapointing thing about this game.

To summarise, the game feels like a short, odd sci-fi/fantasy book. The story keeps you going, and when you finally put it down you feel slightly uneasy about what's just happened. Unfortunately, I don't think that's quite enough for me to recommend it as a game.
 
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Невероятно самобытная игра про... хм, разработку игр. По смыслу это пазл и немножко экшен, но не совсем. После полного прохождения вы точно лучше узнаете, как этот вид искусства работает изнутри и с какими проблемами сталкиваются создатели. Вдаваться в детали тут бессмысленно, так как из этих деталей игра и состоит, так что получится не ревью, а один большой спойлер. Если вам нравятся оригинальные игровые механики и пробивание «четвёртой стены», просто покупайте и проходите, она небольшая, но насыщенная.
 
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Like The Beginner's Guide, The Magic Circle touches on game development and explores the relationships creators can have with their works, but its approach toward and treatment of the subject matter is decidedly different. Instead of a guided tour of a disparate collection of tiny games with little direct interaction, players take on the role of a tester playing The Magic Circle, an in-fiction remake of an acclaimed vintage text adventure that is plagued by scope creep and stuck in development hell as its creators struggle to deal with their personal and interpersonal issues.

A mysterious character within the game guides players towards "hacking" enemies and objects to collect, swap/combine their characteristics and abilities in order to solve puzzles and "finish the game" when its distracted developers could not.

For the most part, players are free to roam and explore The Magic Circle's environments at their own pace and without distraction. The presence of the game's creators doesn't come across as overbearing. They enter, say their pieces, and then leave the player to progress onward, with a lot of context provided through optional in-fiction "commentary nodes" and notes left by the in-fiction lead level designer.

There's a lot within The Magic Circle that's poignant and thoughtful. It feels like it wants to encourage players to understand the demons that creators must wrestle with, and perhaps to consider what it would be like to make a game themselves. The plot has the hallmarks of a tragedy, but at the same time there's something uplifting about it.

The Magic Circle resonated strongly with me, and I'm super glad to have played a small role in helping out with resolving a couple of issues blocking the Linux release.

This was originally written as part of a retrospective[cheesetalks.net] on games I finished in 2015.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 19 juin 2018
メタ系が好きな人にオススメでThe stanley parableの やり取りが好きな人にはたまらない作品です。開発者同士が揉めてる様子を見ることでゲーム制作の苦悩を面白おかしく知ることができるのがとても良かったです。

未完成で欠陥だらけのゲームが舞台。プレイヤーは開発者から奪った開発者ツールを悪用して、オブジェクトのコードを書き換えて敵を倒したり、パズルを解き進めていく部分にも面白さもあります。
 
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Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2015
They all start with a message. Those games with a deep meaning and a stated purpose, using a virtual world as their canvas. Titles like The Walking Dead or Braid, they want you to feel something first and foremost, at the expense of everything else. The Magic Circle also has a meaning to impart on the player, but I’m not sure if it came first. It’s a game that innovates with both its mechanics and storytelling, bringing the players in and having a nasty conversation with them. It’s a game about the people who play games and the people who design them, which understandably isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Give it a chance though, and its broken world will enchant you in a way that few others will. As meaningful as the message is, the interactivity is placed first and foremost, and that’s why The Magic Circle is a great game and a great experience.

Want to know more? My full review is available over at TechRaptor! http://techraptor.net/content/magic-circle-review-known-shippable
 
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Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

Hey all! I'm glad you made it this far because it means you are curious about The Magic Circle and that is the first step towards having a great experience.

If you enjoyed the witty, narrative driven charm of the Stanley Parable then you should immediately buy The Magic Circle. It oozes cleverness.

Pros:
-Instantly enjoyable
-Funny and witty; everything from the dialogue to the menu screen was made to impress
-Graphic are really fresh and well designed
-Amazing ambient sounds and music
-Interesting characters and themes
-Some seriously exciting and well implemented game mechanics
-Fun, fun, fun

♥♥♥♥:
-Didn't come out earlier so I could play it sooner
-May come off as pretentious to some
-Missed a little dialogue due to hasty key presses

I cannot say enough good stuff about this game. If your curious already that should be enough!

Disclaimer: I wasn't compensated for my review either via a free game key or any other payment. My opinions are my own.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2017
如果不是看到这么高的评分我是绝对不会打开这样一个游戏的,看看她的标签:
冒险\独立\动作\模拟\策略\剧情丰富
看看截图画面,What the hell?完全不是我的菜。
但禁不住高评分诱惑,无聊的我还是打开了这个游戏。

1、菜单上点击开始,步行模拟?画面空旷的我连空旷恐惧症都犯了,然后两个话痨blahblahblah...What the hell?
然后五分钟不到的时间,一周目通关了?What the hell?
然后出来了一个第三者,又开始不停的blahblahblah...What the hell?

2、点击Pro Mode再次开始游戏(二周目?)
这游戏简直有毒,一旦Pro Mode开始就想把他打穿。
我开始逐渐认识到这个游戏的内涵。
又一个打破第四面墙的,让人会心一笑的作品。
长达十年的beta周期,二十年的老粉丝,充满复杂争斗的制作团队,超级话痨的主创,还有卧底,无辜而愤怒的游戏玩家。
神来之笔就是内置的游戏编辑器,通过编辑游戏里面的怪物和物件来过关,通关历程玩家可以自行发挥创意。
最后还通过玩家的努力大闹发布会,成功的将游戏制作权从无能的(?) 开发者夺了过来。惊不惊喜?
现在我们是Open-Source了!然而结局……意不意外?

3、通关以后进入Create Tool(三周目)。
再一次提升游戏的内涵。
我成了制作者,哈哈!!
然而制作的渣一样的游戏惨不忍睹。
嗯,一个游戏的出品真的不容易,珍惜我们玩的每一个游戏吧。

4、Cast上出现了自己的Steam ID,有一瞬间很感动。一个角色扮演游戏,演职表排名第一位的应该是玩家,不是吗?
 
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Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
A short game, that has more to it than you'd think. A very interesting parable, that's actually a game too.
 
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A bit weird - it takes meta to a new level. The gameplay mechanics is fresh and interesting. Was super surprised to find out that this game is seems to be a secret sequel to The Beginner's Guide. If you liked that game definitely play this one.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2015
Un festival de trips visuels et ésthétiques pour un exercice de style court mais suffisant. Vaux le détours!

Le monde de Magic Circle, est géré par les dieux, des entités mono-occulaire qui décident du comportement de toute instance dans ce monde et qui le modèlent selon leurs désirs... La prophétie dit qu'un héros, un jourm viendra renversé l'ordre établie, et combattre les dieux sur leur propre terrain, marquant le début d'une nouvelle ère...

Concrètement, çà se traduit par le fait qu'Ishmael est un créateur réputé dans le milieu, tellement réputé que sa future oeuvre est encore en béta depuis maintenant... 10 ans ! Pas facile de rester stable quand le démon de la création est en vous et quand on est jamais satisfait de son travail et encore moins de ceux de ses collaborateurs...
Vous, beta testeur, serez très rapidement guidé par une entité mystérieuse qui vous appellera "boss" et qui vous donnera quelques outils pour que vous soyez à l'égal des dieux... Mais dans quel but ? mystères...

Les protagonistes sont tous un petit peu désabusés et assez cyniques par moment ; l'humour noir et la bonne dose de second degré du titre rappellent pas mal "Les annales du disque monde" de Pratchet(l'accent british des persos aide bien pour faire la comparaison) et Portal.
Le titre possède des sous-titres en français, mais si vous n'aimez pas lire, entre les vannes très sarcastiques que les persos se lancent et qui demandent de bien saisir leur second degré, et leur style/accent British, je recommanderai pas ce titre pour une personne qui a du mal en Anglais(c'est pas du niveau de GTA avec ♥♥♥**/F***/B**** toutes les minutes...).
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Le gameplay en lui-même est très particulier ; je le considère plus comme un jeu d'aventure à la première personne qu'un First Person Puzzle(type Portal ou Talos). On est plus dans la résolution d'énigmes au sens strict.
Le titre est un petit monde ouvert, mais si vous vous attendez à un Skyrim bis(même lite), vous allez être déçu.

Concrètement, notre héros peut modifier chaque caractéristique des créatures qu'il rencontre, cad:
-comment elle se bat
-comment elle marche
-capacité spéciale
-avec qui elle est alliée
-avec qui elle est ennemie
...Plus quelques autres trucs.

Ce qui fait que tout le jeu va être une sorte d'exploration pour savoir qu'elle créature, en l'état ou modifiée va être utile, pour passer tel ou tel endroit, ou combattre tel ou telle autre créatures...

Sinon, vous avez les traditionnels collectables à ramasser et quelques succès bien fendard... et plein de séquences différentes et un peu psychédéliques, mais vous ne saurez rien de plus!
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Il n'y a pas une grosse durée de vie, ajoutons que le titre n'est pas frustrant pour un sous(y a énormément de checkpoints) et les énigmes dans l'ensemble sont tout à fait faisables même pour ceux qui n'aiment pas les jeux d'aventures ; donc je ne vais pas rentrer dans les détails, se serait vous gâché la surprise(si ce n'est pas déjà fait^^...).

Faut bien voir TMC comme un trip, une expérience narrative qui va au bout de son concept de départ ; çà ne va pas chercher très loin dans ses mécanismes de jeu(la base est surprenante, mais abbats rapidement toutes ses cartes), mais suffisament je trouve pour avoir une histoire et une expérience sans fausse note(à défaut d'être très longue...).

C'est suffisamment original pour mériter votre attention.

TL;DR:
+pas vilain, plein de petits délires visuels
+humour et ton employé
+voice acting
+aventure relativement courtes mais bien rythmée et très originale

-on n'aurait pas craché contre plus d'environnements différents

-+ la première fois que je vois un jeu où les bugs apportent vraiment quelque chose au gameplay! :P
 
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i don't even know how to describe what kind of game this is because i've never seen or played anything else like it..its like..portal..without portals..combined with the unfinished swan on drugs..?
basically the story starts with you in a broken prototype version of a fantasy adventure game which you're meant to think is the actual game, but as the glitches go on, you hear developers commenting on what's happening in the background and changing the world around you as you play, and it gets really weird and cool and i don't want to spoil too much even though i haven't beaten it myself yet but basically it's a game inside a game about a game that's all a commentary on making games. It's weird and cool and hard and fun and JUST BUY IT OK. Also the music is really good.

FEATURES:
-Explore a stylized storyboard world (and some other stuff that's semi spoilers so shhh)
-Capture and edit entities in the game (there's not combat, make the enemies work for you or just take their abilites)
-Great story (so far)
-Amazing soundtrack (The deluxe edition comes with it free, put it in your itunes or whatever)
-One of the only early access games to run perfectly on day 1

Overall i havent finished the game yet so i can't give an exact score or anything but i'd say it's worth the price for sure
 
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Pierre qui roule ..... ENVOIE DES RAYONS ÉLECTRIQUES

Abordée avec humour, l'histoire reste quand même assez floue de mon point de vue, à vous de chercher les différents ChangeLog et enregistrements audio pour retracer le cours des événements.

Vous incarnez en effet un "testeur" dans un jeu non terminé. Guidé par le “Vieu Pro”, un personnage oublié d'un jeu abandonné par ses créateurs, parcourez un monde non terminé et assistez aux débats des concepteurs qui discutent de l'avenir du jeu.

Pourtant, c'est à vous de décider de cet avenir, allez vous laisser faire la stagiaire fan(atique) faire ce qu’elle veut ? Ou vous rebeller contre les concepteurs, considérés comme des Dieux, présents sous la forme d'yeux géants qui volent, et qui n'hésitent pas à briser le 4e mur ? (
Lien Wikipédia pour plus d'infos[fr.wikipedia.org])

Aller Bim ! Dans ta tronche le 4e mur ! 
Une capture d'écran de The Magic Circle
Par : Clovinoux 💩💩💩


Rechargez-vous en “vie”, une énergie présente dans les fissures qui parsèment le monde afin de piéger et personnaliser les différentes créatures et éléments. Avoir une pierre volante qui lance des rayons électriques (d’où le titre, vous l’aurez compris) ou crache du feu, c’est possible ! Aidez-vous de vos différents compagnons pour résoudre les puzzles afin de progresser dans cet univers.

Univers qui reste élégant, aux graphismes simples, alternez entre des parties du jeu en noir et blanc, et des parties en pixel dans le style des jeux des années 90 (qui représentent le jeu abandonné abordé ci-dessus).

Plutôt classe .... 
Une capture d'écran de The Magic Circle
Par : Clovinoux 💩💩💩


Seule ombre au tableau : ce côté simulateur de marche qui rend le jeu parfois un peu lent, une touche de sprint aurait été la bienvenue. Un système de voyage rapide vient cependant combler en partie ce petit souci.

En conclusion : partez à l’aventure dans le monde de The Magic Circle et découvrez une histoire sympathique et un concept novateur. Cependant, d’une durée de vie assez courte, il ne vaut clairement pas son prix de base, préférez attendre des soldes (assez courantes) qui baissent son prix de manière significative.

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Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
The Magic Circle... what do I say. It's clear the developers are trying to say something with it, but I'm not sure they themselves know what it's supposed to be saying.

I'm quite sure I was supposed to have some revelation about video games like Spec Ops or The Stanley Parable. But while those games played all up and down the scales of meta, questioning and prodding the relationship between the player and the game, as soon as The Magic Circle grasped onto a point about anything, it slipped and fell off, eventually ending so far down the "CAN YOU TELL THIS IS SATIRE YET?" hole: in the second half of the game, you are required sabotage an entirely ♥♥♥♥♥ demo for "E4", the massive gaming convention (yes). It feels less like a story about video game development and more like pent-up retribution the team was directing at their former employers. It struck me as immature.

The characters are all just awful people. Its few attempts at trying to cause sympathy are, well, I'm just going to say it, creepy. One of the characters announces that they're sterile. There's mentions of orgies in the woods at sex castle dungeons. It is extremely creepy and forced and trying way too hard for the Video Games Are Art award. Everybody is bitter and angry and hostile and sarcastic. There was no part where anybody smiled, or laughed, or seemed in any way pleased about anything.

But I'm giving the game a thumbs up. Why? The parts and the narrative about the struggles about video game development rung true. The mechanics of undeleting and editing characters, to having lordes of pets, to the puzzle solving, were ultimately fun. Climbing to places I'm not "supposed" to go to find easter eggs feels rewarding. The game developers know that I'm going to explore every nook and cranny, and they make it worthwhile. There are stories and lore littered around which perhaps give a glimmer of insight, however surface, into the choices and problems that face video games.

The game was at its best when it showed people genuinely trying to make a *good* video game, rather than simply get paid, or get out of a wretched contract, or get revenge on the designer (which, spoilers, are the three goals of the main characters at the end).

The developers also knew that making a game about an unfinished prototype is a slippery slope -- it requires a certain kind of "not polish" that needs to seem intentional, rather than lazy. They pulled this off super well. The art style is "placeholder textures", but when you get near objects, they spring into color and life, showing that yes, they can draw things for real. Some feel like they're out of a freeware game -- unaligned pieces of Arial text and boring controls, but when you go "behind the scenes" and rewrite the game's mechanics, it feels like a really well-done hacker movie, with snippets of code zooming past you. This is a trick that's hard to pull off, and these guys did it.

It's also worth mentioning that although first-person, you never hold any gun. It's about puzzles, interaction, and exploration, which is always refreshing to see.

So yes, is it a good game? No. Not by a long-shot. Is it worth your time, and do I recommend you play it? Yes. At least up until you kill the Sky Bastard.
 
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A creative 1st person puzzle games (sort of?) that comes with story about two things : Existentialism Philosphy and Game Industry. Somehow reminds me of jostein gaarder novel Sophie Verden / Sophie's World (atau versi Indonesia nya : Dunia Sophie). Really clever.

i really recommend this game to people who love weird and unusual great games (like me!).
 
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One of those games you might already own but completely forgotten about, yet is well worth your time.

The Magic Circle is a rather trippy road down memory lane for those who've been playing games from the early days up to this day, where you're part of a team working on a game stuck in development hell. Spoiling more would be a disservice to you, as this is a very story driven game. Not quite a walking sim, and all the more enjoyable for it.

Highly recommended for the slightly older gamer.
 
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A very unique game with incredible voice-acting about itself(the game) coming alive and taking control from it's developers. Its both funny and very accurate in representing common issues in the gaming industry as well as working on large projects in general. I found the dialogue (of which there was a lot) to be very relatable.

Gameplay is most reminicient of puzzles. The player character itself is unable to fight, but can "reprogram" creatures by taking attributes off exisitng ones and mixing and matching them onto others. For example you can take off a fire immunity from a rock, attach it to a turtle, then step on the turtle and tell it to swim over the lava river, riding on it's back to cross it.

There are more advanced mechanis too, like making a creature "broadcast" it's attributes over a range to all similar creatures. So if you have a friendly flying dog, attach the hivemind ability to it, and every dog will become friendly and gain ability to fly. It's a really cool mechanic.

Also the game has 2 distinct gameplay modes, which, to avoid spoilers, I would just say, are completely different. The second gameplay mode you unlock further in the story.

Special bonus the game gets for it's voice acting. I don't know where they got the money to pay the (very famous and good) actors in this game, but it bloody well shows - every single sentence is an absolute masterpiece, which of course does credit to writers too - even the most excellent actor can't make a crappy line sound good. The music is also very good.

The game looks bad, and is short, which I guess is to be expected. I did not see any unintended bugs in the game and it overall has a very professionally-outlined scope and a lazer focus on it. Everything that matters exists and is done well, everything that doen't - doesn't exist. Similar to Distance in that regard and always a pleasure to see a product like that.

So, to summarize:

+ Great voice acting and story
+ Unique and clever gameplay
+ Accurate social commentary
+ Good soundtrack

- Short length
- No replay value

An excellent one-time experience that is well worth it's price, especially on sale. Highly recommend.
 
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This is an Early Access review of The Magic Circle! Be warned that I do not like Early Access because of how many projects that never get finished!

Welcome, one and all, the The Magic Circle. Welcome to a land where gametesters are gods and the designers are lazy.

The Magic Circle is a very innovative and creative first person adventure game. You begin by starting the game with nothing in hand and the creators of the virtual world talking in the background. The game is a strange one. Imagine The Stanley Parable mixed with Portal; even though it's not like either of those games in the slightest. For some strange reason, the game reminded me of those two games in many ways.

Your character has no name and you don't have any weapons, even though this is an RPG... an unfinished one (on purpose, it's part of the game's charm). The game has beautiful graphics from every era along with colorful characters and gameplay!

Pros:
+Beautiful graphics style
+Original gameplay and story
+Unique artstyle
+Lots of 4th wall breaks
+Original UI for upgrades and inventory
+Amazing voice acting

♥♥♥♥:
+Graphical errors (such as me being able to look through walls/ floors in certain places)

The game isn't a short one. If you're expecting a short and sweet Early Access indie, then you are mistaken. The game is very polished and has amazing voice acting. This hidden Steam gem should be known by everyone. I can't wait to see what the developers have in store for the full release!

I'd give this game a 9/10. I will gladly add the single point back when the graphical mishaps are corrected.

Amazing job guys, I'm impressed!
 
Hey It's Greg
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6.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 mai 2017
A clever concept that fell short of its potential. You play as a play tester for an unfinished game. Throughout your gameplay you meet characters that personify the philosophies and constituencies of game culture.

PROS:
* Interesting concept
* Quirky characters and story
* Puzzles could be solved in multiple ways

♥♥♥♥:
* Gameplay was dull. Although puzzles could be solved in multiple ways, many could be solved using the same strategy. It never really felt challenging or exciting.
* Snarky character dialogue was funny at first, but by the end it was just tiring. Everyone felt wronged and was constantly finger-pointing at the other characters. In the end, I didn't really care what happened to any of them, which was just as well because
* The narrative was very linear. The story seemed at all times to expect the player to pick a side, but in the end it didn't matter because all you could do was side with the characters in the way that was predetermined.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
* Short with no replayability
 
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Великолепно! Совершенно потрясающая игра, как в геймплейном, как в сюжетном, как в визуальном, как в музыкальном, так и, черт подери, в плане секретиков!! Я играла в нее почти не отрываясь, рискуя придти утром на работу и уснуть за компьютером! Меня захватил сюжет, я излазила кучу дыр, залезала на нереальную высоту, получила уйму удовольствия и не могла оторваться от сюжета!! И тот восторг, когда я наконец догадалась, как решить головоломку, как сделать все это! Превосходно!! И, япона мать, любая попытка рассказать об игре более четкими фразами приведет к неизбежным спойлерам!! И это прекрасно, я считаю!
Огромное спасибо разработчикам за этот непередаваемый опыт! За всю ту гамму чувств, которые я испытала, за всю ту уйму вопросов, которыми я задалась!
 
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This game surprised me with how unique it is. At first I was skeptical of the premise, and put off playing it for quite a while, and though it started slow, I quickly got into the flow of the game. Modifying monsters to my delight. Having a Spider problem? Send it hordes of flaming rocks. Can't reach a certain area? Ride on one of your newly flying rocks. Something got you down? Nothing cuter than a flying muchroom.

Puzzles and solutions, along with this unique gameply makes me highly recoomend it to anyone looking for a unique (abeit a little short) experience.

And the end game is the icing on the cake.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 2 décembre 2021
《The Magic Circle》是一个剧情和玩法双全的优秀Meta游戏。

我记得几年前,看过这款游戏的视频,到了现在,模模糊糊只记得这是一款Meta游戏,也就是打破第四面墙,讨论游戏这个载体本身的游戏。亲自体验之后我可以说,这个游戏,虽然看上去有点“其貌不扬”,Steam上的好评率也没有达到“好评如潮”,但却是一款具有鲜明特色的游戏。

游戏的商店简介直接写出,“你是一个未完成的奇幻游戏的主角,而这款游戏的设计师们辜负了你”。进入游戏,看到的就是仅仅只是在白板上画好了几幅“分镜”的“开场动画”,而播放的录音则属于在录音时还在吵架的两名开发者Ish和Maze。在我们控制主角(第一人称视角)通过一个完成度极低的“Demo”,并且目睹Ish和Maze继续在各种问题上争吵之后,因为Ish担心玩家会杀NPC,所以被除掉武器的主角,被原先设计好的“地狱犬”战斗给杀死了。

但是主角并没有被删除,而是进入了某种“鬼魂”状态。在这种状态下,主角可以和其它开发者们暂时删除,但并没有完全删除,以防未来还要用到的同样处于“鬼魂”状态的事物。所以说是“鬼魂”状态,其实也就是某种为了“撤销”操作而存在的“临时缓存”吧。在这种状态下,一个神秘的声音“Old Pro”出现,声称他可以帮助主角,摆脱这群因为各种各样的问题和争吵,以至于永远都不可能真的把游戏开发出来的开发者们的“设计”,从而真正把这个游戏做出来。

这就是本作剧情的开头。看完这一系列展开,喜欢Meta的我反正是已经完全被hook住了。

接下来,游戏就进入了真正有玩法的阶段——“Overworld”。

主角本身没有攻击的能力,所以“Old Pro”给了主角两个能力:一是可以将被“删除”的东西恢复的能力;二是可以将游戏中生物的移动方式、特殊能力等“组件”像积木一样拆装、拼接的能力。这两个能力说白了就是一定程度的“编辑”权限。

于是,在玩法上,主角需要在开发者们目前为止建立出来的“世界”中探索,用“恢复”能力探索游戏中被“删除”的事物,以及用“组装”能力收集各种各样的“组件”,并用这些“组件”解决问题,因此本作的核心玩法是“探索”和“解谜”。在剧情上,主角可以在“世界”中的各个角落找到开发者们留下的“更改日志”(Changelog)和音频日志等文件,通过这种方式了解开发者们的故事。最终,整个故事会走向什么样的结局,开发者们和这个游戏的命运又将何去何从,这个就留给你自己去探索吧,我能说的是,配音是很优秀的,情节也值得思考。当然,如果想看我对剧情的理解和评价(很显然有剧透),可以翻到本文最后。

本作的玩法是很有特点的,尤其是“组装”,感觉会产生很多的可能性,但比较遗憾的是,本作的谜题深度可能并没有那么深,许多谜题都只有一个关键步骤——找到并使用某种特殊能力。但即使是这样,我觉得本作的谜题质量还是很不错的,虽然不多,但创意上很好。而且本作的许多谜题都有开放的解法(就是有多种解法),这应该也算是优点吧。

本作最大的“缺点”可能就是它的价格了。虽然我承认这个游戏很有它的特点,我也很喜欢这种特点,但是68元的全价和5、6个小时的内容可能还是有点匹配不上。我个人是在打折时买的,差不多10多元的价格,在这个价位下我觉得就是很值的了。

但总的来说,本作如我之前所说,是一个剧情和玩法都很有特点的游戏,我个人认为绝对值得开开眼界。

结论:强烈推荐,不过还是推荐在打折时喜加一。

以下是我对本作剧情的一点理解:

本作将几名开发者表现得非常生动,他们都远远说不上是完美的人,也不是完美的开发者,他们的性格和对游戏开发的态度都有各种各样的问题,致使他们的游戏“难产”长达二十年。而本作的优秀之处就在于,把这些问题以一种既带有幽默,但又发人深省的方式表达了出来。

先理一理本作的几位主要人物吧。

Ish以某款文本冒险游戏(Text Adventure Game,那种只有文字描述,并通过输入命令一样进行操作的游戏)的创作者“Starfather”的名号广为人知,并正在领导TMC(The Magic Circle的缩写)工作室,制作这款文字冒险游戏的续作,《The Magic Circle》。他在这款续作的某次多人测试中看到了Maze,一名职业玩家的表现,于是雇佣了她。多年后,他又遇到了应聘实习的狂热粉丝Coda,并被她的热情打动,雇佣了她。

Maze出于对游戏的热爱,签署了终身合同,但TMC工作室的工作环境并不像她想象的这么好,在游戏“难产”的多年中,她的热情渐渐消退,但终身合同要求,除非她被工作室解雇,否则如果她离职,就需要给TMC工作室留下她的品牌形象等等权利。这让她对这个游戏企划不仅变得冷漠、不再关心,更是产生了对Ish这个将她“困”在此处的人的仇恨。Coda进入工作室后,Maze本想利用她来让Ish解雇自己,但结果是反被Coda利用、控制。

Coda是Ish之前作品的狂热粉丝,在进入TMC工作室之前基本把Ish,也就是“Starfather”,当作神来看待。她对这款游戏有超乎寻常的热情,在网上也有游戏主播、游戏论坛管理者之类的身份,总之都和《The Magic Circle》有关,可以说是粉丝当中举足轻重的人物。为了这份热情,她想要进入TMC工作室完成这款她理想中的游戏,但现实迅速让她对Ish和Maze的爱转变为了恨。为了“拯救这款游戏”,她开始执行她的计划。

接下来总结一下本作剧情。

Coda在Demo的开发过程中,发现了其中隐藏的“太空”版本(主角恢复的),这直接促使了Coda向Ish“抢夺”控制权的计划。Coda的计划是,通过Demo,向玩家们展示被Ish隐藏的“太空”版本,同时让Ish在E4展会上出丑。为了这个目的,她首先接近Ish,让Ish把Maze的那些权利转让给了她,从而直接控制Maze。她还招揽了许多粉丝,意图在现场威胁Ish放弃控制权。不过在她准备这个计划时,Old Pro和玩家操纵的主角设法黑进了她的“摄像头”,掌握了她的工作室账号,获得了权限。在主角的探索期间,Maze发现了主角的行动,但她并没有阻止。Coda的计划受阻,但她并没有放弃,她决定在E4展会前的数小时,联合几名粉丝直接建立一个新的,只是看上去漂亮的Demo。

在E4现场,Old Pro和主角利用先前获得的权限,也获得了这个新Demo的编辑权限,通过修改Demo,没有完全让Coda的计划成立,不过还是成功让Ish出丑了。在威胁之下,Ish宣布放弃自己的控制权,将《The Magic Circle》开放给大众。看上去是件好事,Coda也是这么认为,她名正言顺地成为了这项企划的领导者,打算让粉丝们一同使用开发工具完成这个游戏,至少先完成一部分,以交付开发用服务器的费用。但是粉丝们说是粉丝,事实上也只是一群网上的陌生人,联合他们不如看上去那么容易,很快他们就迅速分裂,陷入了无止尽的争吵和冲突。

Old Pro将主角带到了一个不受干扰的地方,用之前收集到的“组件”来设计自己的关卡,并由Old Pro来试玩,给出评价。最终,主角就是那个做出了能交付费用的一部分游戏的人,成为了TMC工作室的新领导者。然而这只是第一步,很快,随着一个又一个开发者要求主角决策,主角也淹没在了众多的声音之中。

剧情总结结束。

可以看出,《The Magic Circle》的开发过程非常混乱,即使到最后,整个游戏有没有真的被“拯救”都是未知数,算是开放性结局。然而,到底是什么让这款游戏的开发落到这样的境地的呢?

开发组所遇到的种种客观问题(金钱、硬件限制)自然是原因之一,而开发人员的能力有限,“眼高手低”,也是重要的原因。

Ish沉溺在他的“故事”之中,在婚姻失败,自己还被诊断患有不育症之后,他将这款游戏,甚至玩这款游戏的玩家都当作了他的“孩子”。但在他完美的愿景和现实碰撞的时刻,他没有决断的能力,从而一直逃避做出决策,或者不断推翻之前的决策。甚至,在“太空”版本的游戏完成度很高的情况下,Ish仍然决定推倒重来,在其之上建立了“剑与魔法”版本的世界。

Maze想要开发独特的玩法,但由于开发者们的能力有限,加上Ish的决策混乱,不能实现。Coda也是一个十足的理想主义者,自以为能凭借自己和粉丝们狂热的热情,就能够替代开发者们的努力,但事实是,仅仅是将人们组织起来,就是她难以做到的。主角虽然最终“开发”出了一个简单的Demo,看起来像是走上了“正轨”,但游戏的开发才刚刚开始,巨量的工作和决策还在前方。

Old Pro的一句话让我感受很深:“People don't arc. They loop.”。现实不是故事,故事可以用“英雄之旅”之类的框架写出来一条完整的“剧情线”(arc),有始有终,角色最终都会得到“角色发展”(character development),但现实中,很多人都像“循环”(loop)一样,不断重复自己的错误。可以说,本作中的开发者们就是如此。这可以是在说开发者个人不断重复自己的错误,也可以是在说这种看上去的“更新换代”实际上也是一种“循环”,也可以是在说这个游戏的开发陷入了一种停滞状态的“循环”。这可以是“The Magic Circle”的一种解释(不同于作为游戏设计术语时的“The Magic Circle”),这个词本身在本作中也有很多种解释和暗喻,比如Ish对自己失败婚姻(戒指)的“执念”,比如指代开发者们创造的世界,等等。

我们似乎已经习惯于看到游戏的成功,但很少注意那背后成千上万的失败。纵使“好事多磨”,但“磨”出来的东西也并不一定是成功。本作通过游戏中的叙事谈论游戏外的论题,用别开生面的方式描述了游戏开发的可怕现实,一方面,我们会某种程度上理解失败,另一方面,正因为这样的现实的存在,我们才对那些脚踏实地,最终取得的成功更加敬佩。

说了这么多,我就再提一点吧,关于“Old Pro”和主角的身份。主角应该就是玩家,可能是以某种黑客的方式进入这个游戏的。而根据游戏中隐藏的主游戏测试Lief Troper的日志,TMC工作室的一名程序员Sera试图开发一个协助游戏测试的AI(怎么又是AI),而之后,Sera被开除,但某天,游戏中的所有bug在一夜之间都消失了,Ish的一个音频日志中也提到了这件事。之后,Maze也看到了莫名出现的“测试者”,但认为只是某个黑客所为。而Lief则认为做这件事的人,就是AI,也就是游戏本身。为了证实这件事,他在游戏中留下了这些写给AI的日志,然后通过看读过这些日志的账号来判断,事实证明,阅读这些日志的账号就是一堆乱码。

这就特别有意思了。结合游戏中的各种信息,Old Pro就是那个AI,而它用它的权限引导了主角(玩家),试图让游戏走上正轨。最明显的证据就是在某段剧情中,Old Pro亲口提过它修复了“太空”版本游戏的事情。这么一看,Old Pro的很多行为和话语就都能解释了,尤其是最后发售游戏后他的对话,作为一个用来测试的AI,它可能最想要看到的就是有更多的关卡可以“测试”,它引导玩家走到这一步,就是为了这个目标。甚至在游戏最后的一个阶段,Old Pro所做的确实就是测试你做出来的关卡,就是它原本的目的。我个人是这么理解的,但不管怎么解释,我觉得都很有意思。如果有其他剧情细节我没有注意到,欢迎在评论区留言。

这个游戏还是很有深意的,还有很多东西可以说,可以探讨,我就写这么多。

那么,就说到这里吧。我们下次有缘再见。
 
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A short, bizarre, meta-as-hell game about games. The Magic Circle is an RPG. It's an adventure. It's a puzzle game. It's a sim. It's not any of these things because you're stuck in an unfinished game while developers backbite and undermine each other in the name of creative vision, economic necessity, and personal ambition. Great voice work from James Urbaniak and Ashly Burch and lots veiled shots at Richard Garriott, Peter Molyneux, and others.
 
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Got attacked by a Howler. Reprogrammed the Howler to hate Howlers and be a pickable item. Threw the Howler at another Howler which he instantly attacked and killed. I am still laughing.

This might be the best "game" ever made.
 
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This game felt so promising. As I was just getting the hang of the gameplay, and starting to enjoy what I could do with it, it was all over. The end sequence of the game is an abrupt finish that felt very anti climactic.

I loved the concept of the game and I honsestly suggest only buying this game in a sale or if it gets some new content. I is not worth 20$ for the 4~ hours of gameplay it offers. If they lengthened the story into another "episode" I would think it was worth the money as long as it isn't offered as paid DLC.

In short, this game had so much potential but didn't allow me to explore what I could do with what it offered.
 
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This here is a wild animal, friends. Reminds me of what happens when you take apart several musical instruments and reassemble them in various ways. You get beautiful crazy sounds. This is out of hand in an awesome way.

This is the stuff that makes video games great. Makes you use your brain.

Plus the music is awesome.

Not sure how long it is - as far as if it is worth twenty bones - but it certainly thinks outside of the box. The voice acting is great too.

Get the demo, at least.
 
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I can't recommend this game strongly enough.

I hadn't heard of it, but it showed up in a Humble Monthly Bundle and gave it a shot. I'm feeling so, so indebted to the HB project for getting this onto the radar of more people.

This is a real creative gem. The story and gameplay are very clever and original; the voice acting is superb (aside from a bit of clunkiness from the main narrator here and there), along with the writing; the ways in which you can and must play and think are varied and interesting - breaking the fourth wall and jostling your point of view in unexpected ways; and the weirdness of clashing art styles is pure joy.

It's pretty short, even for someone who is as thorough and ♥♥♥♥-around-y of a gamer as I am, which is my only complaint. It could probably be finished in only a few hours. However, at least the developers didn't do anything to artificially pad the game to stretch it out. It's concise. Also, there's a lot of little stuff to go back and hunt for, and there's something pretty fun that gets unlocked after finishing, so you can still tack on a few hours of play after completing.

I give this one a 9.5. Buy this damn game.
 
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I feel bad about not recommending this game as it is so unique. This is more of an experience than a game, you are inside an unfinished game and are able to exploit the unfinished state to edit parts of the game. You have been edited to not be able to attack or do much of anything so you meet creatures, edit them to be friendly and use and edit them to help you progress through the game. You get to read developer logs, get advice from the "Pro gamer" and can also see and hear the live developer avatars at times. Those mechanisms are how the story is told. It ended up not being a story I was interested in though.

It is very interesting but the mechanics are pretty minimal. There are only a handful of creature types, attack types and movement types. It is quite easy to defeat anything you meet once you have the right components and so the game is more about exploration. After you defeat the boss of the "game", there are other things that happen that are completely different (go to an E4 event and create a small game. Again not much to them though.

So great concepts but not enough game. Maybe get it on a deep sale but it can just as easily be skipped or watched online to see what it is all about.
 
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I wish I could tell you what makes this game so incredible, but I'd be spoiling all the good bits. The gameplay is fresh and the story reflects the state of game development industry today.

The major plot point is that you're inside an unfinished game. You get to piece up what went wrong during development - while completing puzzles which require you to edit creatures to your advantage. It's fun, and the creatures are cute. Well, creepy cute. The game then gets so much deeper the further in you get...

I can't recommend this enough, I feel like I'm literally stuffing it down someone's throat already. If you like a good story and interesting gameplay like you've never encountered before - please, try out the Magic Circle.

(I bought the game through the Humble Monthly Bundle, totally worth it this time!)
 
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Making games isn't easy. There are so many things that need to be considered from cost of development to marketing. Throw in some ego and human error and things can get really messy. So messy in fact that in The Magic Circle, the game decides to turn against its creators, with your help of course. With the ability to hack into the games code and other useful tools given to you from an old pro, you will start a twisted journey to take the power from the powers that be. Perhaps more importantly find out who they are. The Magic Circle is a somewhat of a linear story, it isn't super difficult and the puzzles are rather light. What the game does boast is quite the atmosphere, everything can change in the blink of an eye and usually does. The entire game is also somewhat satirical and humorous, poking fun at game design and developers. Hacking into objects and bending the rules is entertaining but nothing that is seriously complicated or strategic. It's just fun. I would've loved to see this expanded on more but the story is front and center here. I would say that The Magic Circle falls under the walking simulator genre, not that I feel that is a bad thing and mean this in no harmful or derisive way. The voice work is amazing and visuals match. You will sometimes hear the composer deciding what music is appropriate for the scene and this made me chuckle. In all, while it is a linear story, it is a fun story, that allows you to screw around a bit with the behaviors of things, It has style, it has charm, and is worth your time.

I made a video review to show off some of the features and gameplay of this game!
Vidéo YouTube™: IndieView - The Magic Circle 
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Making games isn't easy. There are so many things that need to be considered from cost of development to marketing. Throw in some ego and human error and things can get really messy.

I hope you enjoy!
Martyr
 
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If you enjoy games such as Antichamber, Stanley Parable, and/or Bioshock I think you’ll like this. It emphasizes exploration more than puzzles or combat, but I think it’s somewhere in that range. Very refreshing and very worth your time.

I’d been excited to play this because of Jordan Thomas’s involvement (Shalebridge Cradle, Fort Frolic), but otherwise didn’t know what to expect.

The first surprise is that it’s the funniest game he’s worked on. The narrative is mostly delivered by overhearing conversations, sort of a comedy radio play. The characters are exaggerated blends of some well-known developers (Richard “Lord British” Garriott, John Romero, Warren Spector, Stevie Case, etc.). Some characters talk directly to you, but since you are involved in the fiction as a ‘player’ it frequently makes jokes as it breaks the 4th wall. The world contains a huge number visual gags about unfinished/buggy/cliché games and these are funny as long as you’ve looked at a level editor or bad game even once. There’s also text logs that poke fun at the petty disagreements that happen when developing a game.

The second surprise (though more in tune with Jordan’s other work) is that it’s really creepy. Everything in the game’s presentation is trying to unsettle you. The world looks like it’s barely held together and every action you take looks breaks the world just a little more, almost to the point of snapping in two. There’s layers of subtext anywhere you look and it’s like snooping in someone’s trash. The motivations and origins of characters are mysterious enough to draw you in and push your comfort level as you voyeuristically hear their interactions.

The third surprise is the actual gameplay. It’s hard to tell if this is a FPS, RPG, or what from the trailer (or even the first hour of play). It finally hit me that the easiest description is that it’s a necromancer game with some light puzzle elements. It’s presented as an open world, but some directions are blocked off until you find a decent combination of ‘spells’ to open up a new path. The necromancy also plays into the creepiness since your army of the undead is kind of a loud menace that won’t give you personal space.

The final section of the game goes in some crazy directions with story and gameplay. It’s a little too much to take in as one big chunk, but it’s also a great climax that makes the game feel complete. It’s a nice self-contained story and I can’t fault for being a bit meta or navel gazing when it’s so unlike anything else I’ve played before.
 
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I thought this was gonna be another cheap walking sim with meta commentary. What I got was a great open-ended puzzle game with a great story and FANTASTIC voice acting.

The whole theme of the game is unfinished videogames and how much work and heart goes into making games. All the puzzles are solved by reprogramming the NPCs and coming up with your own solutions. The writing and voice acting were really good, the ending scene speech by the director gave me goosebumps. The VO was just incredible.

I can't wait to see what these guys put out next!
 
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Не очень длинный пазл, в котором мы попадаем в незавершенную игру. Сюжет погружает нас в хорроры жизни разработчиков игр, глазами инди-разработчиков. Вообще, сюжет в этой игре мне понравился меньше всего остального, уж очень он депрессивный, полный самоненависти и отрицательных персонажей, хотя примерно так я себе и представляю жизнь геймдевов в наши дни.
С другой стороны, сюжет здесь служит отличным обоснованием того, как игра выглядит и что нам приходится в ней делать. Я ожидал просидеть пару часов, зажав W, вместо этого игра удивила меня оригинальным геймплеем, который сильно меняется на протяжении игры, предоставляя все больше и больше свободы действий, и интересными нелинейными уровнями через которые игра не водит нас за руку. Ничего конкретного упоминать не буду, так как эту игру лучше всего проходить, не зная, чего ожидать.
В общем, если вы ищете чего-то нового и необычного, стоит сыграть в The Magic Circle.
 
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I played barely any of the demo and I quit to buy it. This game is great. The level design reminds me a lot of Dark Souls. The concept is amazing though. You bring the dying game to life. You can reprogram anything. You want that rock to follow you and be your pet, do it. Just steal the abilities off another creature. There is some good light platforming, back tracking Metroidvania style, and a lot of side things to discover. Just finished it up in about 6 hours. I was shocked when I reached the second part of the game. Like an added bonus to an already good game. Well worth $2.80 per hour. You'd spend at least twice that at the theater. Plus the voice acting and writing is great too. I give it 10 Rusty Ventures out of 10.
 
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This is an experince. a darned good one at that.

The graphics are pretty, the enemies (soon to be allies) varied and interesting, the puzzles clever,
and the story is a brillant satire of the game industry and fandom.
 
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这游戏说实话蛮不错的,主要情节是你进入了一个游戏的测试版,然后么这个游戏因为各种原因制作了n年,目前还在烂尾中,然后你在里面用魔法(数据修改工具)进入各种未完工场景探索。画面就不说了,截图你们也看到了。游戏的方式蛮新颖的,就是全程e文实在是太不友好了
 
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Made a rock that had teeth and was able to fly.
 
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The game is like the Stanley Parable but with an army of deadly pets.
 
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Exploration-satire with excellent voice acting, a silly plot, and a lot of creative art decisions. It's a tight, focused game that keeps shifting your goals to keep you from ever having to repeat yourself until it ends, and now that it's out of Early Access, I can safely say the finished product is a wonderful experience. Buy this if you want to see the industry as a whole mocked lovingly.
 
Your Flesh Mother
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Un jeu plein de surprises et d'humour !

Core gameplay :
- Prendre les capacités de la faune et flore en présence et les mixer dans d'autres créatures
- Changer les affinités des dites créatures pour motiver des affrontements ou gagner des animaux de compagnie
- Mixer les points décrits plus haut avec une bonne dose de navigation (marche tranquille, saut) pour explorer l'environnement proposé... Et trouver encore plus de créatures à hacker !

The Magic Circle est simple dans sa manière de mettre en avant des objectifs sur le long-terme, mais laisse ensuite le joueur libre de la manière avec laquelle remplir ces objectifs. Les combinaisons possibles entre créatures et capacités sont nombreuses et je me suis rapidement attaché à ma petite équipe, faite sur mesure pour répondre aux défis face à moi.
Le lore basé sur une équipe de production déchirée, finissant son projet dans la douleur, est très rattaché au réel mais le traite avec humour. Au fur et à mesure que le jeu évolue, l'intrigue se mêle davantage au gameplay et crée un tout intéressant à suivre et jouer.

Définitivement à essayer si vous aimer :
- Vous exprimer à travers le gameplay qu'un jeu vous propose
- Explorer un environnement par vous-mêmes et résoudre ses mystères
- Vous laisser surprendre par un grand n'importe quoi ponctuellement

Attention :
- Quelques longueurs par moment, si vous n'êtes pas dans le mood de suivre des dialogues et selon l'optimisation de vos voyages dans le monde semi-ouvert proposé par le jeu

Fini en environ 4h30.
 
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总说
到下一个板块之前,以下内容没有超出游戏介绍视频的任何剧透,读者可以放心观看。
一部集讽刺艺术于大成的游戏,与其说这是一部献给玩家的游戏,不如说它是献给独立游戏开发者的游戏。有趣的是,本游戏自身就是一款独立游戏。稍微有熟悉独立游戏的玩家都知道,独立游戏一向以良莠不齐著称,其中固然有灵光一现的极佳作品,但更多的是半途而废的企划、空口无凭的许诺、以及粗制滥造的成果。本作或许不够全面、或许只是展现了一种有限的视角,但它探讨了一部独立游戏失败的缘由、制作人与开发团队的关系、制作人与游戏内容的关系、以及制作人与玩家之间的关系。与此同时、也从反面展现了一部好的独立游戏,应当有怎样的生态。当然,仅仅从本作本身的素质出发,它也完全值得一玩。这些优点包括但不限于
  • 独树一帜的玩法:本游戏打造了一个高度自由的开放世界、并开放给玩家自由编辑其中生物的权限,从而隐性设计出了一种非线性探索路线。从这一方面来讲,说它有点《恶魔城·晓月圆舞曲》的味道也未尝不可,甚至可以说,它做得更好。玩家需要获取其中一些生物的能力,才能够进一步地探索某些地图。
  • 以探索为中心的优秀设计:所有的小地图(或者说、副本)之间都是平滑连接、没有转场。当玩家打通某个小地图之后,发现自己来到一个似曾相识的地方,颇有一种柳暗花明的感觉。游戏也给玩家提供了各种方便探索的机制,例如检查点、传送、召唤,这些因素都大大降低了玩家探索地图的过程中,所需要做的重复工作。即使进入了原先探索过的地方,也仍然不会让人产生厌倦感。
  • 非线性的剧情推动方式:随着游戏进程的不断推进,玩家获取的能力也愈来愈多,也通过收集各种信息,慢慢拼凑出了这部游戏背后剧情的全貌。进而,游戏进入了一个全新的阶段,届时玩家所收集到的能力,也有了一种新的玩法。
  • 富有挑战性的隐藏谜题:作为一款以探索为卖点的游戏,游戏提供了不少需要动一点脑筋才能解开的谜题,并且在各种地方埋下了彩蛋,鼓励玩家向上攀登到地图的最高点、向下探索到地图的最深处,但这些内容,也不影响到玩家通关主线流程,换言之,作者把探索的愿望、决定权都留给了玩家,而非为了让玩家体验到游戏的所有内容,强迫玩家经历并非每个人都愿意经历的流程。
总而言之,既然是一款针砭独立游戏业界时弊的游戏,可以看出、本作的作者在设计游戏时,也在有意地规避那些独立游戏开发者常常犯的错误。这使得游戏本身形成了一种双重支撑:其一,游戏本身在传达、什么样的游戏是一款好游戏、什么样的游戏不是;另一方面,游戏本身,也在尽可能地恪守作者对独立游戏的那些想法。玩家能够从中找到乐趣、开发者也能从中学到经验。尽管它的美术、音乐没有多么出色,但其展现出的灵性,也足以让其成为独立游戏教科书一般的存在。无论是主打什么类型的游戏的玩家,只要对独立游戏有兴趣,都应当来赏玩这款游戏,以在收获乐趣的同时、增广见闻、拓宽思路。

剧情、和独立游戏的开发
以下内容虽然涉及到本人的评论,但涉及大量剧透内容,对此介意的读者、在通关之前,不必、也不建议继续读下去。
不得不说,虽然本人购买了大量的Steam游戏、也深度玩过上百部Steam游戏,其中不乏独立游戏。但本作对我个人鉴赏独立游戏的看法,产生了很深的影响。因而,本段内容既是在叙述游戏剧情、也是在表达我的看法,算是对剧情的一个阅读理解。因此,以下文字的不可避免地涉及剧透。我会在叙述我的阅读理解的同时,穿插性地叙述剧情,仅供读者参考。
独立游戏最大的特色之一,就是来自制作人的深度影响。从开发者的立场去看,就是开发者所拥有的高度自由。事实上,这二者是同义的。但一部良心的独立游戏,不可能将玩家的心完全排除在外,这就是本作所表达的一个最重要的思想。本作的故事舞台,发生在一个跟本作同名的、游戏中的游戏《魔法圈(The magic circle)》之上。它的制作人Ish Gilter,是一位明星制作人。然而,这样一款游戏,却在不间断的公告、软文中,开发进度停滞不前,向玩家拖更18年还没有问世。这就是游戏的开始的背景。在游戏剧情推进的过程中,玩家渐渐地开始了解到这个制作人、以及制作团队的情况。可以说,本游戏的剧情,熔各种独立游戏开发的问题于一炉,展现了坏的开发者人群里的世间百态,以下由浅入深,将探讨本作中、这些独立游戏开发的种种问题:
  • 封闭的开发环境:开发者极力避免谈及游戏的实际开发情况、甚至开发团队的情况,以至于出现粉丝、为了刺探情报,伪装成实习生,混进开发组里这种事。而这种保密的背后,其实是游戏开发进展近乎为零。《魔法圈》里的世界,充斥着没有上色的地图、充当placeholder的假人、不会说话的boss、一踏上就当场暴毙的bug地块、以及平衡性离谱的怪物。
  • 开发团队内的裂隙:在开发效率低下的背景下,开发团队内不同的成员,根据自己的理解,对自己的工作各执一词,甚至有成员选择出走。为了填补不足的人手,Ish Gilter甚至不惜招收毫无开发经验的实习生,而这又进一步拖慢游戏的开发进程。游戏的核心开发成员之一Maze,在刚刚加入团队的时候,还是一个对Ish Gilter充满崇拜、对游戏充满期望和热情的人,但《魔法圈》的故事开始的时候,Maze已经成为了一个对Ish Gilter应付了事、成日混吃等死的闲人。可以说,Ish Gilter其实已经离心离德,他唯一剩下的,仅仅是这个陈酿了18年的IP而已。
  • 制作人不切实际的想法:游戏没有提及Ish Gilter的过去,但他种种的作为显示,他是一个有颇多想法的人,《魔法圈》的企划几乎由他一人牵头。然而,此人的开发能力、项目经验、作为领导的责任感和其天马行空的想法完全不匹配。在《魔法圈》企划刚刚开始的时候,这部游戏还是一部星际探索题材的游戏。但Ish Gilter突然将整个项目推倒重来,甚至题材都变成了魔幻冒险。游戏内大量留下了大量旧版本内容被删除的痕迹,这些被删除的数据都将被玩家一一恢复出来,成为Ish Gilter的耻辱。
  • 欺骗性的社区引导:在游戏开发停滞不前的情况下,Ish Gilter却不忘不断给玩家、或者IP粉丝灌输游戏值得期待的假象。此人狂妄自负,在社区自封“星之父”,并且受到一众粉丝的追捧。他本人在游戏开发的事上、除了一通瞎指挥、可谓毫无建树,却把大量的精力用在发布社区视频里。他掩盖游戏几乎不完全的事实,用零星的画面、勾起玩家的期待,并借此长期维持在粉丝中的热度。此人甚至还不忘用一个临时拼凑的游戏场景去参加E3展会,好让玩家觉得游戏有新内容,但实际上这些内容根本没有出现在游戏本体里。他沉迷于享受被关注的喜悦里,却全然不顾这在团队内部造成的分歧和压力,务虚不务实到了极点。Ish Gilter对自己的作为也毫无责任感,他在十几年前,就已经向粉丝兜售了星际题材的周边。但直到他被粉丝拿着这些周边围攻的时候,他才想起来有这么回事。
  • 混乱的玩家社区:看似玩家内,有以Coda这样的玩家为代表的核心玩家,他们在诉诸自己的诉求、在围攻Ish Gilter上极为团结,但真的当游戏IP落到这些玩家手上的时候,他们却各自为政、完全不顾游戏的开发状况,最后把游戏弄得一团糟。这段内容其实暗示了,开发者将大部分的开发内容,委托给社区mod,也是一种不切实际的做法。
  • 独立游戏的主权属于谁:这是这部游戏最引人深思的问题。直觉上,可能人很容易会以为,独立游戏的主权完全在IP持有人、也就是制作人身上。如果制作人也这么认为,那么无论游戏进度如何缓慢,成果如何拉跨、团队如何摆烂,都似乎成了和别人无关的事。独立游戏的开发者自以为,既然自己享有主权,那无论游戏变成什么样,都是别人无法置喙的。但实际上,这根本是一种消极怠工式的错误。以上的大部分问题,根源其实都是制作人没有摆正自己的位置,欠缺对玩家、社区、甚至游戏本身的责任感的结果。本作用一种很辛辣的方式,讽刺了这样的开发者:如果你开发的游戏里的角色活过来了,ta看到你这一副要死不活的样子,也会鄙视你;指望像你这样开发游戏的态度,甚至还不如指望让游戏主角活过来自己把游戏做完。制作人固然拥有对游戏的主权,但他们其实需要牢记,作为开发者,责任感其实是一种道德,即使你没有众筹或EA,不需要向玩家负责,也应该向你自己的游戏负责,而非把制作人的头衔,当作满足自己虚荣心的工具。
那么说到最后,本作的作者有没有给出自己的解决方案呢?其实是有的,对于这种长期停滞的工程,
  1. 开发者最需要做的,其实是先回应玩家的期待,尽早上线可以玩的游戏版本。为此,甚至可以将游戏本身拆成多章节发售,每一章节的发售都处于玩家的监督和见证之下,这才能证明这个IP是足够值得期待的。
  2. 玩家也不需要游戏做到十分的完美,一个不完美的、完成的游戏,好过几十、上百看似完美、实际空无一物的许诺。
  3. 一部好游戏,首要的是游戏本身的素质、精致,而非各种难以实现的创意。游戏的内容,也要充分考虑到可玩性,要尽可能调动玩家的游玩热情,妥善安排游戏的节奏、剧情、音乐和其它细节,这些内容能做好,已经足够称之为好游戏了。有创意的想法固然是一个加分项,但没有游戏本身的质量过硬,这样的想法实际上是无法达到预期效果的。
有鉴于此,这部游戏值得大家的见证,游戏开发者更要以其中的故事为戒,这样才能缔造一个健康、积极的游戏社区环境。
 
cainmagi
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2017
This game sat on my wishlist for a year or so after I first played the demo, and after finally getting to play it, I am very satisfied. The Magic Circle might not be very long (I have about 4 hours of playtime on record to finish), or mind-blowing in any way, but it is, in fact, incredibly unique. The mechanics are interesting, the story was good, and there was even some puzzles in there that I didn't really expect.

Pros:
+ The story. This is a game about game devs working on a twenty-year long video game project with an "auteur" who won't allow his "vision" to get tampered with by his former pro-gamer coworker and their spunky intern. You are a playtester who starts mucking around in the code and...
+ The mechanics: ...bringing back formerly "deleted" enemies and scenery and stealing attributes like fire attacks, and adding yourself to its list of allies. I made a mushroom hop around and a key breathe fire. By the end, I had a horde of allies following me around and fighting my battles.
+ Meta-humor. Tons of references about game development hell, with things like a DOOM-esque sci-fi area that you can explore (complete with pixely goodness) from an abandoned version of the game, game devs arguing about how the player can beat the final battle without a sword, storyboards and sketches, notes from the devs about unfinished levels, etc.
+ Puzzles. There was definitely more of a puzzle aspect than I suspected after playing the demo! Pleasant surprise!
+ Secrets to find. Hidden bits of story, upgrades for your minions.

Neutral:
~ There are basically two sections to the game: 1) A big open, interconnected world with lots of different areas and unlockable upgrades, story points, enemies to edit or fight. This was the main game and it was incredibly fun, but then... 2) There's a "level designer" bit, where you have to design a level with a good difficulty level and interest curve for another character to play through in order to finish the story. This was not quite as fun for me because it felt tedious, and a definite shift in the game's mechanics. You could still edit enemies, but there wasn't any skill to it. Basically, you set up the level, have the character playtest it, then debug it so it doesn't kill or bore him.

♥♥♥♥:
- Length. I could have done with a little longer gameplay, more areas to explore and more baddies. Overall, I was pretty satisfied with my play experience, but for some people (especially at full price), it might feel too short.

Overall: Very fun and unique, interesting mechanics. 9/10.
 
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 avril 2016
This is one of those games that really needs a "neutral opinion" option–but I lean towards negative, and here's why: it tries to get you invested in the idea of finishing and developing games, while being ceaselessly bitter and mean-spirited about the process of finishing and developing games. It also directs some vitriol against playing games, being fans of games–pretty much anything to do with games.

The writing bounces between funny and downright cool, and the voice acting is top notch all around, but it also spends a fair amount of time giving what seems like a sincerely cynical middle finger to both itself for existing and me for playing it. So the second-half message about how cool game development is and how I should give it a shot just doesn't jive, and the whole experience breaks down for me as a result. The writing doesn't kill the game by any stretch, but what I'm being told to feel and what I actually feel just don't add up.

That said, the core ability-swapping mechanic is pretty clever and the gameplay around it evolves very organically, and there were a couple of puzzles that made me feel like a genius for solving them. The final overworld puzzle was just tedious to attempt and frustrating to fail, but that was the exception to the rule. Really, pretty much everything about the gameplay is solid; if it were tied to a less bitter narrative, I'd give it an easy thumbs up. Although, at less than four hours to finish, $20 seems pretty high to me, so I'd recommend waiting on a sale regardless.

Final thoughts: as a game, it's fine. As an *experience,* I'd call it an inferior version of The Stanley Parable with great production values.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 7 décembre 2016
Çok tuhaf bir oyun olduğunu belirtmek lazım öncelikle. Mind♥♥♥♥ bir düzen ve senaryosu var; zaten böyle diyor "yarım bırakılmış oyun içerisinde hapis olmak" mı nedir... Bu farklı dünyada bulunup birkaç saatlik tecrübe yaşamak güzel görünüyor. Hele editleyebildiğiniz karakterleri kullanırken tam bir Overlord havasına girmek gayet eğlenceli.
 
Jeremus
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 décembre 2017
My full review is here[davidyat.es].

In brief: Interesting both for its meta "game about games" content and ingenious central mechanic. Anyone who enjoyed The Stanley Parable or The Beginner’s Guide should definitely play this, and I’d also recommend it to fans of first-person puzzle games like Portal.

On the other hand, if you’re really upset by pixellated graphics, ugly monospaced fonts and deliberately unfinished and sloppy aesthetics in general, or can’t stand games with sub-five-hour playtimes, this may be one to skip.
 
F1ak3r
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 décembre 2016
Fantastic and clever satirical game about games stuck in development hell, developer malpractice, crowdfunding, player expectations and other such tropes that we see so frequently. Very meta and relevant. One of those games that the least you know about, the more enjoyable it is to jump in. Hadn't played something as original in a long time.
 
Noff
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Évaluation publiée le 12 mai 2018
This cheap-looking indie turned out to be one of the best games that I've played this year.

Part Stanley Parable, part Portal, part The Beginner's Guide, with plenty of features of its own. Without going into details, the story delves into the difficulties of game-development, and manages to be both funny and thought-provoking. At times I laughed so hard that I nearly choked, The voice-acting is amazing, and your... uh, sidekick?... is one of the best that I've seen.

Not without its flaws: it's relatively short for this price range, and the single-save system means that you can't easily replay portions of the game. But overall, highly recommended.
 
Zaltys
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Évaluation publiée le 4 janvier 2019
I mean this game does alot of good points on how the game biz is today, and its still pretty relvent yet today,
And i was sold on this game playing the demo,

And well the game was pretty short, and its a steal on sale.

Gameplay
You get to modify monsters and either take over them or making them to do nothing just sitting there,
and there is some moments where you have to use the modifying aspects to advance in the game.
Voice acting is pretty solid,

Performence the game ran great, but this game isent crysis of graphics,
Option menu dident have alot of choices, but i guess it was intentional,

Personally i highly recommend this game if you have played alot of games and you have a understanding of the refrences and jokes of gaming/media culture, otherwise it will fly straight over your head,

did i complete the game in 4 hours, sure,
but it sure was a good 4 hours, so full price questionable,
Sale buy it without a doubt,
 
Larz
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Non recommandé
2.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
I have to say. While i did enjoy my experience for in this game. I was completely shocked that i beat it in the short amount of time that i did. If this game was 5 dollars then i wouldn't really be writing a review about it. sbu

It is very cool, it's a very neat idea i will give it that. I wanted to play this, i wanted to see what i could do. Then i found out there isn't much at all. This whole game could have been so much more. But you basically did what the game itself did. Released something that was sub par at best.

If you wanna spend the money and have the income to do so, i say go for it. But for everyone else, just watch a lets play on youtube it won't take you very long.

 
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Évaluation publiée le 16 aout 2017
7/10

The Magic Circle is a satirical, first-person exploration game. You play as a playtester, exploring an unfinished game that has been repeatedly scrapped in various phases of development. By befriending an in-game entity, you learn to manipulate the environment and creatures within the game, to learn more about the developers and history of the title.

This core of the gameplay is fascinating, locating creatures and swapping properties in and out like a mad scientist. You will often need to locate a particular creature to steal its ability in order to progress or defeat a tough enemy. In some ways it is a creative puzzle game. Often, the combinations you create are hilarious. As an added bonus, you can name your new creations (what would you like to call your flying dog with a railgun for a mouth?).

If the game were limited in scope to only focus on this core, it would likely be a better game. However, there is another plot, a conflict between the developers, that I found less intriguing. Though this culminates in a very entertaining scene, I still felt that the title would have been better without it. The game attempts to make an argument about "ownership" when players begin to feel they have a better understanding of the game world than its initial creator (think if viewers decided that certain aspects of a new Game of Thrones book were inappropriate, and wrested control of writing and publication from George RR Martin). I can't say that the attempt falls completely flat, but I will say that The Beginner's Guide does a much better job exploring this theme.

However, the gameplay in the Beginner's Guide is nowhere near as engaging as the Magic Circle. It's worth a play if you'd like to try a puzzle game that's quite different than most, but I can't say that it provided any new or grand insights to me on game development.
 
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7.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 juin 2015
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This is an Early Access review.
A game in development about a game in development Hell.




For full disclosure, I bought this game purely because James Urbaniak is in it. But when I began playing it, I realized it's one of the most unique and entertaining games I've played in a long, long time. Its story and its ideas are so strange it's hard to explain, but that is not a bad thing.

You take the role of a playtester working for some developers who simply cannot get their ideas aligned and cannot get along with each other. There's more to the game than meets the eye, though, and soon the game takes a darker, more personal turn.

The gameplay consists of a lot of puzzles, but instead of working with the game mechanics, you change the game mechanics around you to get through the unfinished game.
The graphics aren't anything too fancy on a technical level, but the designs make up for it. The combination of styles and the selective use of color make it very visually pleasing.
The music is quite good as well. A lot of the game is ambient noise, but when the music does play it always enhances the mood. For once, I'm actually going to listen to a soundtrack steam gave me.
The dialogue is very funny, very meta, and very well-acted. The characters' personalities are entirely conveyed through voice, and it is done VERY well.

The Magic Circle is something you have to play to fully understand. The ideas it discusses and the moral dilemmas it brings up are continuously interesting, and I had a lot of fun playing it.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 8 janvier 2018
A very interesting thing with genuinely unique ideas and mechanics. The setup is that you're an unnamed playtester on a game that's been stuck in development hell for years. You end up with 'debug' powers in the game world and need to use these to progress, while playing witness to the squabbling between the major actors in the game's development; which gives you an insight into the painful history of it all. This setup is used to good effect right from the beginning (e.g. you spawn and pick up the sort of legendary sword you'd expect in such circumstances and then it's almost instantly wrenched from your grasp by the lead designer after an argument about whether the game should even have any combat or not) and all throughout we get skewerings of familiar concepts like crowd-funding, ridiculous fan demands, etc. Mechanically though it's also very interesting and well put together. Your debug powers don't extend to changing anything about your own avatar; but what you can do is trap and edit the attributes of all NPCs in the game. This is handled through a toggling interface rather than actual code cutting but the upshot is that all the behaviours and armaments of the objects you encounter can be tweaked and buffed, with the caveat that you can only use things you've already encountered. Want to create an army of hovering attack dogs that use the fire-proof properties of rocks and will attack mushrooms on sight? Have at it! This leads to a sandbox-y approach to problem solving and the games makes experimentation suitably easy so you never fear just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ around. If I had any complaint it would be that there's just not enough of this and it seems to end just as you're properly motoring with it all. Oh, and there's one attack type which is almost game-breakingly powerful once you work out how it functions. The upside to that is the game never outstays it's welcome and I think most people here would get a lot of fun out of this 'game about making games'.
 
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4.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
I bought this game only after seeing 20 minites of gameplay from someone on youtube and have not regretted it since. The story was fantastic and thought provoking and the puzzles were very, very non-traditional and it really gives you a big aha moment every time you figure out a new mechanic or trick. The best part is, you feel like you came up with your own solution and not the one everyone else will come up with. There are multiple ways of traversing the game and it becoems very non linear later on. There is no way to describe the uniqueness of this game in text, it is a must play if you want something fresh.

Pros
-Fantastic puzzle design
-Very unique mechanics
-Non linear story progression and level fluidity
-Tons of hidden patchs and story
-Stuff to do after the main story is done, and it is really interesting stuff! (No spoilers)
-Deep character development if secret story is found, which isnt that hard most the time

♥♥♥♥
-Main story will take 3-5 hours
-The end section may be really confusing or frustrtating to some if you have trouble thinking outisde the box

This game is not for people who want a cool story you can fly through without thought. The story is very cool but requires a lot of thought to get it all, not really to understand but to acquire it through special means (No Spoilers!) This game is for those who love to think abstractly or love crazy and unique game mechanics, all wrapped up with a great story!
 
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Évaluation publiée le 11 octobre 2018
The Magic Circle is a game I want to love. It's smart, funny (most of the time), and quite original in concept and execution. Unfortunately, it's a chore to play. The puzzles are either too easy or impossible to guess, and the enemies have a very steep difficulty curve near the endgame. I never finished The Magic Circle, because I simply got bored.
So why am I recommending it?
Because despite its serious flaws, there are some totally original ideas explored here, that I haven't seen in any other game. Using the inner drama of a game dev studio to create in-game tension is either totally genius or totally insane, but definitely new. The Magic Circle isn't a good game, but hopefully it will inspire some people into making something better.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 1 aout 2015
That was a fantastic experience.
It tells the story of development hell from all sides, including _inside_ that game.
I just finished the game (but not 100%, which I'd like to try for, for reasons) and my face hurts from smiling.
Best game experience I've had in months.

If you're a gamer and have interest in RPG/Adventure games from the 80s/90s this will be an amazing experience.
If you're a gamer at all, it will be almost as amazing, but somewhat less hilarious.

Anything more I could say would be spoilers.

Just get it.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 3 janvier 2016
I loved this game. It has a witty, self-aware story and fun gameplay to boot. The ending is really neat narratively and technically.
 
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2.0 h en tout
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Not very far in yet, but wow, I am really enjoying this one. It is definitely dark and making me kinda chuckle. Got it during the Steam sale, though.
 
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10.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 janvier 2016
As Nero said at the end of The Matrix Reloaded: "Wow".
 
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2.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
这游戏黑白画风,玩家可以探索这个世界
而且还能体验闪屏的乐趣
(I guess The graphics card is burned)
 
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Évaluation publiée le 11 avril 2017
Its a good game, I love the humor in it. The gameplay is fun as well. But I don't really feel its worth the $20 they are asking for. I beat the game in 2 hours. So if you are looking for a fun little adventure I would reccomend this, but I would wait untill it is on sale and buy it then, like I did
 
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1.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 janvier 2016
This game is just solidly okay -- and it's pretty expensive to be okay.

Pros:
-The premise of the game is fantastic and is well executed throughout
-The voice acting is excellent
-The use of powers (i.e. the ways you fight / interact with the world) is pretty interesting throughout
-The ability to trap monsters and have them fight for you is neat (sort of Pokemon-ish)

♥♥♥♥:
-The game is REALLY short. Really really short. I beat it in < 2 hours.
-The level design is atrocious. Seriously. It's worse than some early 90s FPSes. A significant amount of my playtime was spent being lost.
-It thinks it's smarter than it is. The conceit of the game (you're trapped inside a game that has been dragging on in development for 10 years) is interesting but the main characters are insufferable and a lot of the writing is overwrought.
-It is absolutely and completely without challenge. You could watch a Let's Play of the game and have nearly the same experience as playing it, albeit without the whole "getting lost" part.
-I really cannot overstate how bad the level design is.

Overall if you can buy the game for <$5 it's probably worth it. At the normal retail price it's just ridiculous. And honestly the further I get from the game the less kind I am to it. It's really profoundly mediocre which is sad as I love the idea behind it.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 7 juillet 2017
Game is a bit short (took around 4 hours to finish it) but it was fun. Interesting concept about enemies, why should kill them if i can make them my allies ? Why shouldn't I add flying option for rat and give it a railgun ?
In this game you will not test your gaming skills or master them. This is some kind of mix between Stanley Parable and portal (couln't come up with better example). Most of enjoyment comes from narrator and interactions between main NPC's and of course solving small logical puzzles (example, how can i get to that point?), exploring and very small combat encounters (you cannot fight, but you have followers which do all the work).
Even though I liked this game, I do not recommend buying it for its full prize (20 euros). It was fun and good but not that much. If you see it sometimes with good discount, then pick it up, will not regret it (at least I didn't and hope you will not too).
 
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Évaluation publiée le 3 novembre 2020
This is really not what I expected (but mostly in a good way)! I got the impression from the trailer that it was largely a scripted story thing about a game changing over time, and certainly that's what the story is about, but a lot of the gameplay is actually more of a puzzle simulation thing, along the lines of Else Heart Break? There's certainly plenty of "scripted" situations, but even those are actually open to being solved several different ways, depending on what you have available and how determined you're feeling... The ending is a bit strange, but I think I like it! And you can probably tell this from the trailer, but the cast is fantastic; a few times I almost wished I wasn't having so much fun with optional puzzles, because I also wanted to hurry on to the next story beat...

A story game meets a puzzle game meets a simulation game meets a programming/hacking game; it does a lot, but each element doesn't demand too much if you aren't as into it, while also rewarding more attention if you are... a well-done weird experiment!
 
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11.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
Ha sido sin duda una muy buena experiencia, y solo tengo un punto negativo para este juego: ♥♥♥ lo que cuesta (al menos ahora) es un poco caro para lo corto que se hace; pero hay que decir que la originalidad, las posibilidades de hacer lo que quieras, y la adiccion que te mete son tremendas!
 
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 mai 2016
Played this through 5 hours straight start to finish, and its honestly one of the strangest, most wonderful games I've ever played in my life.
I got so absorbed in this, its more an experience than a game!
Really, if you're thinking about playing this, go and do it right now... don't hesitate.

10/10, one of the most unique, imaginative games I've ever experienced.
 
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7.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 novembre 2020
It's a good game, the story is the main driving force, and it's extremely good. The game can be a little difficult at times, mainly from the fact that you really must think outside the box in order to beat some of the obscure puzzles. It also ends up having a variety of game mechanics that work together, so that you'll find some aspect to enjoy. If you enjoyed the portal games, or the Stanely parable, I suggest you buy this easily.
The downsides of this game are that it can be quite slow at times, and it effectively grinds to a halt at the end, but it's worth it. Seriously try it out, its good.
 
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15.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 octobre 2021
The Magic Circle is a quirky, delightful game that sees you exploring a perpetually in-development video game and tinkering with its code in order to learn more.

Though it's not the longest game, it's nevertheless an enjoyable one - the map has a lot to discover, the art style is wonderful, the progression based on splicing creatures' traits together makes for a lot of shenanigans, and the overall experience (shoutout to you-know-who's ending speech) is a fun romp 'til the end.

...my only real complaint is that the price as-is is just a little too high for the amount of content you get, but I think it's still worth it! Wait for a sale if you have to.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 29 décembre 2016
Yet another unfinished, buggy, poorly-made Early Access game which will likely never be finished... this is not. However, it is still presetning itself as one.

This may be the story of a broken, unfinished game. But the game which you play, the game about that game, is most certainly neither of these things.

Instead, it is a clever, charming puzzle game, in which every puzzle has no solution. No formal solution, at least, because the in-game dev characters haven't gotten around to finishing them.

However, with the tools you have at your disposal, it is possible to MacGyver yourself not just one, but a number of potential solutions to each obstacle. And that, in my opinion, paves the way for the greatest part of this game: the social aspect.

Sure, it feels great to come up with a clever way of traversing one of the puzzles. But it feels even better to then tell a friend your solution, only to find out that they never thought of using that method, and instead used some elaborate ticks of their own which you had never thought of.

And even without a friend who also plays this game, I can guarantee that anyone going through this game's story a second time will likely solve a number of puzzles a different way the second time around than they did the first.
 
Sky Dreamer
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Évaluation publiée le 16 février 2019
Восхитительно. Замечательная история о жизни в геймдев-аду изнутри и снаружи. Уникальные механики, позволяющие многие пути решения проблем. Наверное, лучшее из подобного, во что я играл. Если вы обожаете мета-игры типа Stanley Parable или The Beginner's Guide, пройти мимо TMC будет кощунством. 10 огнедышащих ключей-вертолётов и коллективных камнеразумов с рельсопушками из 10.
 
PanOctopus
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juillet 2015
Short and sweet. The game isn’t very long but if you enjoy exploring a unique world with some interesting gameplay mechanics and an intriguing story, you will definitely get your money’s worth. Without spoiling too much, the game definitely goes to some interesting and unexpected places.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2016
Довольно неплохая, пусть и затянутая игра. Если вы не achievement-фрик, то the Magic Circle пройдётся довольно быстро и, скорее всего, оставит хорошие впечатления. В этой игре возможно получить все достижения за одно прохождение, хотя ради некоторых из них придётся постараться.

Плюсы:
  • Интересная история взаимоотношений персонажей
  • Возможность сражаться, не сражаясь. В этой игре ты побеждаешь, но сам не "пачкаешь руки кровью врагов"
  • Разнообразие форм жизни и возможностей их изменения
  • Интересная концовка, оставляющая простор для воображения
  • Противопоставление серой цветовой гаммы и разноцветной. Вторая весьма выгодно смотрится на фоне первой
  • Харизматичный ПРО

Минусы:
  • Полное прохождение игры отнимает много времени и под конец весьма скучное
  • Есть пара багов. Они описаны в обсуждениях, однако всё же неприятно сталкиваться с ними

Подводя итоги, скажу, что игра стоящая, хотя могла бы стоить немного дешевле. 4,7/5,0
 
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Non recommandé
5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 décembre 2017
I like and dislike this game at the same time, and for the same reason. On one hand, I enjoy how it tells a side of story that's never been told before; on the other hand, I am tired of the amount of self-aware commentary games that sort of exploded after Stanley Parable.

Magic Circle, like many of its kind, has the entire game built around this one novelty. But without a refined, tried-and-true machenics to back it up, it only takes a few games before novelty become cliche. Look past all the little narrative tricks, what's left is a very boring game in a ugly, poorly made world. (Though it's very convenient that a poorly made world sort of fit its plot.)
 
Tom
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12.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 septembre 2015
Made me think about the lines drawn between game community, designers, producers, technical staff and QA engineers more closely than I have before. Compelling gameplay that feels...seamless to tell a fairly subtle story at times. Throwback elements (without giving spoilers) made me squeal with glee. I'm calling it, this is my favourite game of 2015!
 
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18.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 aout 2016
This game is clever and fun. I highly recommend it. It even has a demo, and the demo gives you a good feeling for the gameplay! You play as an entity within an almost-finished game; the developers of the game (within the game, not the real developers...) can't get it finished because they're too busy bickering and being insane to make decisions. The story is compelling, and the characters are believable and interesting. The voice acting is absolutely perfect. Seriously, just try the demo, if you like it, then you'll like the game; if you don't like the demo, then I don't know what's wrong with you.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 11 novembre 2022
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The closest thing I could compare this game to is a cross between Scribblenauts and A Beginner's Guide. My only complaint is that walking feels a hair too slow, like if a sprint button did exist but it was scrapped in the process.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 5 avril 2020
No game I have ever played has done what this game has. The story isn't about beating a bad guy, it's about being a random person interacting with a sadly unfinished game who can take manual control of many of the "game" features and twist them into a finished product or one so badly broken that everyone lashes out at the guy in charge of it all and pulls it from his undecided grasp. The gameplay is a mix of your standard puzzle games with a healthy dose of new and interesting mechanics that you wont find anywhere else. If you enjoyed any nontraditional puzzle game experience, this is a must play game for you. I would probably wait for it to go on sale because it doesn't have much replayability after you finish it. (I did everything you could in less that 12 hours, I just spent extra time taking in the fantastic game world) I cannot recommend this game enough.
 
Shelfless Elf
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 mai 2016
A little confusing, but compelling. Graphically some interesting choices. The sound was great, I like when a game makes me take my headphones off thinking I may have heard something in real life.

I didn't always know what the heck I was doing and the game mechanics are a little bit learn-as-you-go. They teach you the basics, and you have the freedom to use the tools and entities available in lots of ways. It's nice to know that there is not just one way to solve a puzzle.

I just finished it, and I'm already thinking of revisiting it to see how I may have done things more effectively, or try some crazy combinations just for fun.

The key to playing is definitely exploring the map. You will need to collect tools/behaviours in order to progress.

The voice acting was absolutely wonderful. Voice actors are worth every penny.

This game has no shortage of surprises. Even when it was over(?), there was still some interesting tidbits.

An experience unlike almost any other.
 
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 janvier 2016
Ich hab die Hauptstory jetzt nach gut 3 Stunden durch. Habe allerdings noch nicht alles gefunden und ich nehme an ich kann das letze Level unabhängig von der Story noch spielen.

Ich muss sagen, dass mir der Grafik-Style eher weniger gefällt aber für die Story von nöten ist daher akzeptiere ich das mal. :D
Ansonsten muss ich sagen die Story war echt absolut cool, es stehen einem wirklich viele Möglichkeiten die 'Aufgaben' zu Lösen zur verfügung und die Art und Weise wie man mit der Welt rumspielen kann hat ebenfalls etwas. Abgesehen davon finde ich die Charaktere sehr gut ausgebaut, vor allem der Pro.

Zuguterletzt wollte ich mich schon immer mal in den Credits bei einem Spiel sehen :D

Abschließend würde ich das Spiel auf jedenfall empfehlen und würde sagen die größte Stärke des Spiels ist es einen doch immer wieder zu überraschen.

Tipp: Man kann auf Steinen stehen. Das war einer der Punkte, wo ich hängen geblieben bin...
 
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13.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 janvier 2017
Should have won the "Game Within a Game" Award.
 
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 aout 2017
I'm not sure what I just played. But I recommended this game.
 
MygodStudio
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24.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 mai 2015
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This game is fantastic. It's unlike anything you have ever played and it is deeply emergent and wonderfully humorous. It has top notch voice acting; compelling mechanics and is made by some of the guys who worked on stuff like the Bioshock Games and Dishonored.

Approach problems your own way. There is really no "wrong way" to solve a puzzle.
There is no "cheap" solution. Every path you take and solution you find is a viable as any other.

I'm biased as hell. But buy this game. Its something special.
 
Nellcromancer
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8.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 aout 2018
I would recommend this game, but not at full price. I would say spend no more than $15. But, to be fair, it's still cheaper than a night out at the movies.

+ Excellent script
+ Stunning voice acting
+ Unique gameplay
+ Tight story
+ Smooth transitions (hardly any load time after death or teleport)

- Editing mechanic gets repetitive
- Not a lot of replay value
- What was the Hiver Queen's purpose?
 
Kyrie72
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Non recommandé
3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 janvier 2019
Great concept for a game, great mechanics, but not much actual game.

Like Double Fine's Hack n' Slash, this is a game about being trapped in a computer game where you win by editing the game world and bypassing normal game play. 90% of what you do is editing monsters so they're friendly and fight for you, and maybe fiddling a bit with how they move and fight.

Unfortunately, it's undercooked. It took me a bit under 4 hours to finish all of the "game" part of the game, where you're the player. What I didn't finish was the after-game, where you're supposed to design a level for a bot to play through. The bot reviews the level after it finishes, and you "win" the game once it gives you a 10/10 score. The problem is I found that segment dull and arbitrary, so I just quit at that point.

I did find the experience interesting overall, but given how little there is to the game ultimately, I find it impossible to recommend unless you get it nearly for free in a bundle or something.
 
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9.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 novembre 2021
I found a key that was supposed to be later used to unlock a door. Instead of picking it up and carrying it, i gave it the ability to move, made it my ally, and gave it a rail gun as a weapon. I have yet to find a better key.
 
Bish0p
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12.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 juillet 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

if you like zombies, you can make those! If you like flying things (or flying on things) you can make those too! Nothing really compares to it. It’s a really unique game - and, yes, it is a game - a very fun exploration / puzzle game.
 
BetsyMagu
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 avril 2016
9.5/10

Wow... Where do I even begin...
A friend gifted this game to me because he'd purchased a bundle, and he already had this game. (Bless his soul <3.) I didn't know this game, but I knew the name. So I hit the dowload button, and loaded it up. The menu screen was so bland... I was like, "This is gonna suck." But then after the inital cut scene started, I knew this game was gonna be something else. Essentially, you are playing an old abondoned game that had broken mechanics. And you don't want these fictional "developers" to sell the game. So, you have to modify the creatures in the game to... help. The creatures have tons of customizing you can do, like how they move, how they fight, who they fight, who they don't fight. Sounds confusing and hard to learn... but no. I've tried hundreds of times to give programing and that sort of stuff a try, and this felt so easy. The characters are lovable and the acting is beautiful. I love the idea of no combat, and that you need to upgrade your pets to win puzzles.

Pros:
+ Lots of different companions
+ Customizations
+ Variety of puzzles and problems
+ Numerous ways to solve
+ Lively, realistic characters
+ Fun, gameplay for any skill level

♥♥♥♥:
- Not very much, if any, replay value

Yup, that's my only complaint. Do I think it's worth the price? Absolutely. These people deserve the amount of detail they put into drawing you the player into this world that you get so invloved with. We need more of these games.
 
Sentiance
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7.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 février 2016
The Magic Circle is the the closest thing to an advancement of whatever genre Portal is since… well, since Portal. It’s not Portal, though. It’s kind of an RPG in the same way that Portal is a First Person Shooter. The trappings of its mechanics are within the recognised mechanics from a million first-person RPG games, but that’s wrapped inside a well-devised universe with well-written characters, and the actual gameplay is spun out at 90 degrees from that. If I had to add another game’s influence to cite, The Stanley Parable is where I’d go next.

And I can’t say a lot more than that about it. The game is a metafiction, as you can see from the mostly-in-universe website. In-universe, The Magic Circle is the long awaited, long delayed sequel to a massively beloved twenty-year-old text-based adventure game (Real-world touchstones: Ultima, Bards Quest, Fool’s Errand). The author of that game is a classic games-autor white-bearded-male, who has taken on the avatar of the great God within the game – the Skyfather – but whose twenty-year promises of future games are starting to ring hollow. Veteran gamers will instantly recognise the heavy flavours of Richard Garriott in the character’s history, along with strong notes of Peter Molyneux and even to people like Cliff Johnson, and here you start, as a player given early access to this massively long awaited sequel to a hugely popular game. Except there are some assets which look… strange in context. Something isn’t quite right. The trailer hints at this fairly well.



The game plays a lot with concepts of game space, of being inside which game. It has a lot to say about narrative vs mechanics (coming from former Bioshock developers, there’s an air of critical catharsis which I would suspect more of being dirty laundry if they hadn’t got Ken Levine to voice a character), game development, fandom, actually getting things done and the sorrow of half finished universes.

It took me about 6 hours of playtime to get through it, and while that’s quite short, it’s fully formed and… complete, really. There’s a lot there, and a late twist that spins a lot of the game on its head.

It’s in early access at the moment, but as I say the game is complete. Early Access is an early release before they’ve got the translations down, which will take a while to finish and collate – there’s a lot of there there – and as far as I could tell all the glitches were intentional (it is, in part, a game about inserting your gameplay crowbar into the cracks of the world).

You should play this game. I hope they release a demo too, but don’t watch Lets Plays, don’t watch it streaming.

… And that’s it, really. There’s some deeper stuff about the mechanics, about juxtapositioning, about commentary that I’ll get into eventually, but so much of what’s cool is tied heavily narrative-based modification of the mechanics, and I like the story too much to spoil it for you without giving people a chance to buy it first.
 
Aquarion
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 avril 2016
Отличная игра, которая незаслуженно неизвестна. Особо ни о чем не скажу, т.к. лучше поиграть самому.
Саудтрек, сюжет, геймплей - все на отличненько. Рекомендую.
 
Zatkało Kakao
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 décembre 2016
Disclaimers -
Played for about 30 minutes as part of my Let's Play My Steam Library playlist for my Youtube channel. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/cveOKFJXXm4

tl;dr -
Absolutely wonderful game with a brilliant story and fantastic game mechanics. If you like meta humor, you'll love this. Art style is magnificent and complements the story perfectly. Definitely must play this.

ATTN: PARENTS -
NOT recommended for young children. Contains...
Scenes of violent death with blood - if a bit graphically non-realistic, still poignant.
Clarifying Info
This is definitely a game. Not just a simulation of a game. But a real game.

Gameplay
Such awesome mechanics! They feel fleshed out and well executed. Very excited to play this one through. Controls are on point - no complaints.
Sound
No complaints about the sound either. Very nice, and fits the story well.
Visuals
I absolutely love the unfinished art style of this game. And the color effects as you gain life - so awesome. Such a fantastic job!
Story
And then this... If the other items above were great, this part is phenomenal. If you like meta humor and video games, you will love this story. I was laughing from the beginning. Great humor and such a wonderful way to introduce a story.
Characters
This goes with the story - so freaking awesome! Very well done.
Safe for Kids?
There is some darker humor. But mostly I would worry about the violence and death. That's probably what would stop a parent from letting their child play this. Right?
Rating
1- don't buy; don't waste your time
2- buy only when on a great sale (75% off or <$5)
3- you should give it a shot; buy it on sale; if you like this genre
4- definitely play this game
5- AWESOME - absolutely must play!
 
joshuasabi
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9.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 mai 2017
Qui ne serait pas perturbé à l'idée d'être réduit à un "héros" de jeu-vidéo?
Une combinaison complexe de 0 et de 1, mais qu'est-ce-que l'humain sinon de l'information et qu'est-ce-que l'information sinon une combinaison de 0 et de 1 ?

Bref...
Et c'est ainsi qu'avant que vous ne vous prêtiez à utiliser ou ramasser n'importe quoi, des "dieux" apparaissent et vous rappelle à l'ordre.

Des "dieux" ou des usurpateurs ? Finalement l'écart n'est pas si ténu entre les deux...
Mais voilà qu'au moment de palper de la chair binaire avec une épée trouvée par terre, ces "dieux" vous font la morale et modifient votre destin.

Avatar rebelle et curieux, les directives de ces odieux personnages bien que charmants vous intrigueront et vous menerez votre propre enquête.

Ish, maze, coda ? Développeur, narrateur ou stagiaire ou même "dieu"? Qu'importe puisque j'ai le pouvoir d'interagir avec l'ADN de vos créations et de les retourner contre vous.
Je manipule le 0 et le 1 pour parvenir à toutes mes fins, je suis le nouveau "dieu" qui va vous destituer et comprendre l'envers de l'univers avec l'aide de mon vieux pro, et je vous apprendrai comment engendrer une démo digne de ce nom, non "bugguée".

Les couleurs ne sont pas là mais ce sont vos yeux qui les imagineront, à moins que vous ne décidiez de subir les engeances rémanentes.

De toute beauté, doom-like puzzle ultra-original et parfait!!
 
Glycyanure
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juin 2016
Amazing despite being a bit short, I would recommend this game to anyone, especially long-time gamers looking for something new. My only complaint about it is I wish it was longer, because there's so much to work with here that could make for plenty more interesting content. I definitely think this should be a required play for any and everyone considering developing their own games...though, as an artist myself, it's a good play for any sort of creator. It definitely makes you think.
 
Swansong
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Non recommandé
4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 janvier 2021
Conceptually I love the premise of The Magic Circle (this game), I also love the concept of Huizinga's Magic Circle/Virtual Worlds. Playing this game as a game designer myself, I was really interested to see how this meta-game-design game would play out and unfortunately it fell a bit short.

First of all I want to say that I didn't overly dislike this game, I just think it was fairly cringy in a few areas which really hindered my experience.

The voice actors were instantly recognisable, and their delivery was great. It was the story and the script, trying to be this deep meta-design exploration is where it fell short. Either via the cringy monologues from the character Ish, or the streamer pixie dream girl character Coda and Ex-Esports chartacter. The writing is over the top, and really detracts from the nice elements of this game. The game would have been infinitely better if the story was spread out more, and the writing wasn't so 'melodramatic'. No fan, now employee would act like this. No designer would act like this... I understand the commentary but this was done poorly.

What I liked was the puzzles based around rewriting NPC's in the world. The graphics were nice, both in the black and white, and the old pixel form. The mechanics surrounding the life system was new and interesting. The end of the game actually has you make your own small level, and it has a interest meter which also was a really nice way to think about games. Its just a shame the Coda, Ish story dampened the experience.

If there was less of the actual 'fake designers' in this game, I would recommend it. Instead, I had to push myself to play it. In other words, my meter was set to numb every time a character spoke.

Bought this on discount and still disappointed. Sorry.
 
Seaniemaurice
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6.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2020
While I really like the concept, and at many (most?) points could tell what the developers were going for, the actual gameplay involved in completing this meta-game was middling at best. The ability scheme had some promise, but I used almost no powerups, and barely 1/4 of the abilities (mainly due to some confusion about how they worked, and the lack of really easy areas to experiment with them)
There's quite a bit of tonal whiplash as you collect dialog out-of (or even, frankly, in-) sequence, going from mostly goofy to reaching for emotionally-serious to heartfelt earnestness and back in the space of a minute. The game is a proxy for an infertile intellectual's child... oh wait another character might end up in an unsolicited orgy hahalol but now my reliable? narrator is dropping f-bombs to undercut everyone else's narration so.... ???

To like this game, you're going to have to like walking simulators, and be willing to accept everything above. I mostly enjoyed it, but I don't think most would.
 
Chris
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8.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 janvier 2018
There's a handful of games that I've played over the years where I've gone in blind, and been glad that I did, because no review could have done it justice. This is one of those games, so if you're at all amenable to the idea, stop reading and just play this now.

If you *insist* on more information: it's a first-person puzzle game, with the unusual feature that most situations can be solved in many different ways by creatively combining abilities. They even say quite early on, if you feel like you're cheating, you're doing it right. It's fun.

The writing is the real treat though - a warm, personal narrative about people in the video games industry. It's backed up by gorgeous but deliberately janky and retro graphics. This is, like The Stanley Parable and Dr Langeskov (...), a video game about video games.
 
N3dst4
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8.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2017
If I have one complaint about this game, is that it ended to soon. You can easily beat this in 6-8 hours. However, each of those hours is an absolute blast, finding new creatures, ripping their abilities from them (leaving them a neutered version of their former glory), and sticking them onto your favorite helicoptering railgun shooting rock.
 
[SSO] Bleddyn
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
This is a fantastic representation of art as a video game. It plays very much like so many other nameless games yet is completely different. It is different on a similar level as the Stanley Parable. But it is much more fun to play. There is an actual game layered into this piece of artistic expression. There is also some pretty compelling philosophy backing the narrative.

This is one of those games that you really do need to experience to understand why it is so intriguing.

I completed my first playthrough in just under 3 hours. I'm glad it was relatively short, as well. This is the type of game that is best taken in one sitting. You're really going to miss out on what the game is trying to tell you if you don't play the whole thing in one sitting.

I absolutely recommend this game.
Hell, it is a definite contender for my top indie game of 2015.

If you're not willing to shell out the bucks for it because you aren't sure if it will be your thing then download the demo. Taste the water for yourself and then make the plunge if you like what you see.
 
leqesai
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8.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 septembre 2017
I remember hearing about this through Jim Sterling a long while back and have had it in my wishlist since then. I finally got around to playing it, and... whoa.
The game itself is guenuly interesting, and has quite and interesting romp throughout. Being able to trap and alter monsters to help you in overcoming challenges is quite a nice feat. It also adds a puzzle element to the game, as you will need to use your creatures to overcome certain challenges. Such as finding an entity with Flameproof to fight the active Flammers. Once you manage to take control of one of the "Sky Bastards", you'll be finding yourself in a game making room, as you try to make dungeons for Pro and your fans to play through. As a game dev hopefully, I honestly like this, even if I think more depth could've been put into it. Still, it is a bit of fun to get through, and the story does do a good job of showing how easily ideas get thrown around and scrapped.
I do have a couple complants: the backtracking in the overworld can get incredibly tedious, especally when Life becomes and issue. Warping helps, but only by so much. The other complant is that the mouse sensitivity is WAY to high. I'd recommend turning it down before playing, otherwise your screen will zip right by.
Overall, I give this a very positive review.
 
Green Star Gaming
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21.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 janvier 2017
The Magic Circle adlı oyunun 20 yıldır yapım aşamasında öyleki yapımcılar daha gökyüzünün rengini bile kararlaştıramamışlardır.Bizim yani oyuncunun rolü beta-tester olarak oyunu test etmek demoyu bitirmemiz için oyundan combat sistemi ve yol siliniyor ama Maze'in silmediği bir bug sayesinde ghost sistemiyle tanışıyoruz(öldükten sonra hayat enerjinizi doldurmadığınız sürece hayalet olarak devam ediyorsunuz ve silinen objeleri görebiliyorsunuz)ve bu şekilde testi bitrmemiz sağlanıyor işte oyun o andan itibaren başlıyor her şeyin başladığı yerde ana menüden başlıyor.Şimdi tanrıyı oynama sırası sizdedir.
+oyunda çok fazla olasılık var
+seslendirmeler başarılı
+seneryo gayet iyi erken erişime sunulan ve ilerleme kaydetmeyen olan oyunlara dayanan mizah
+gezilip keşfedilecek çok alan olmasada yeterli içerikle doldurulmuş
-kısa oynanış süresi
-düşük tekrar oynanabilirlik
-gideceğiniz yerleri algılamakta sıkıntı çekebiliyorsunuz

Son durum: eksileri var ama gerçekten oynarken üzerine düşünme ihtiyacı duymuyorsunuz.Tekrar oynanbilirliği düşük olsada geçirdiğiniz saatler keyifli olacak.Ve değindiği noktalarla gayet başarılı bir yapım.
Not:7.9/10 türü sevmeyenlere hitap etmeyen bir oyun ama eğer seneryo bazlı oyunları seviyorssanız kaçırmamanız gereken bir cevher.Ama eğer fırsatınız varsa ve oyun indirimdeyse hepinizin kütüphanesinde bulunmalı.
 
egemen1692
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8.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 aout 2015
Buy this now guys
Only things you need to know
1. Ashly burch
2. Game about games
3. Ken Levine
 
leenay
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 février 2023
what a game this is. i joke with my friends about how i break every game i play, so i got this solely because you are supposed to break things. there are some places i went to just to see how far i could push the game, only to be met with collectibles (most of the time, other times i fall to the void) so much story jam packed into a roughly 3.5 hour game.

well worth the money if youre like me and are a sucker for artistic storytelling and crazy 4th wall breaking games
 
Cubix
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13.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 septembre 2018
Exploring an unfinished real fake game with a long, troubled history using the ability of hacking/editing enemies' attributes and the environment instead of lazy sword-slashing.
Great talents came together and created a very wholesome and fun experience.
 
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 avril 2017
A meta-game that manages to both tell a good story and provide lots of fun in the process. There are some really great ideas here that had me smiling numerous times. The goals are sometimes a bit unclear, especially after the initial hour or so of gameplay, but overall, I highly recommend it.
 
Voodoo Dragon
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2016
This game is short, but worth the experience as it continously subverts expectations. Every time you think you got a handle on what sort of game it is it shakes things up and becomes a different related game. The story is excellent and what ties everything together into a seamless whole.

If you're an old-time gamer who's seen everything, this game will surprise you.
 
MarinusWA
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Non recommandé
2.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 février 2018
This isn't nearly as funny or creative or entertaining as I thought it would be.

I'm running around an ugly grey maze looking for keys. Maybe I'm supposed to enjoy it because this is somehow meta-commentary on bad games that make you do the same thing? I don't know. It's still boring.
 
Pink Horror
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 aout 2016
A game about making games. I really enjoyed my time with this game and it has a few interesting ideas behind it. It is quite short though and a lot of its individual parts could have been more fleshed out. At the end of the day this game is a short enjoyable experience and it's a shame more people don't know about it.
 
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10.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 juin 2018
I'm writing this for the sole purpose of wrapping my head around the greatness of TMC. Not a review, but an amalgamation of thoughts, wrapped in words and with zero intent of being read by anyone.

Themes.

1. Absence creates presence.
The canvas here is the picture, like an alpha layer in an image editor, or as silence is what music is built on.
Lack of gameplay systems is the gameplay system. Lack of an art style makes up the the art style. Lack of a coherent story is the storyline. Lack of a finished score is the soundtrack. And the overall lack of polish was deliberately introduced to polish the whole experience.

2. Control.
Compromising control creates conflict. Taking it away from the player breaks suspension of disbelief by creating an entity that has control over them — the game dictates, you follow. The worst and most apparent offenders in the videogame trope list are the cutscenes. TMC gives this entity a face, a story arc and poses it as the main villain, with a bittersweet notion of that Ishmail is a necessary evil or a stepping stone in the development of the medium.

Uncompromised control also creates conflict. Giving away too much of it compromises the developers intent. TMC toys with it throughout by: a) mere existing; b) narrative shifts of control, from dev back to player back to dev back to fans back to player back to player who becomes the dev; c) leaving story pieces in places you have to "break" the game to get to. But TMC makes it even more apparent on the second playthrough, where you can breeze past cornerstones of the experience. Story doesn't even matter here, yet the setting and the main gameplay system still ties you in to it, and that makes player's interest the only guiding factor.

TMC walks the edge, since it gives both perspectives on uncompromised and compromised control through narrative and gameplay. This is a finished game, hence the control of gameplay and storyline are inherently compromised and set in stone. Yet both gameplay and storyline create an illusion of something developing right before your eyes. This is a bogus statement, since this can be said about any game, but the choice of subject make it apparent here.

What TMC makes crystal clear, is that control is given through frameworks. An all-encompassing framework is the story: it has to tie everything neatly. Control within it can be emulated, say in RPGs for example through branching storylines, but not given directly. TMC toys with this emulation technique through choices you can make after E4 conference goes awry. Then it outright mocks the notion of giving away control when the Starfather gives it over to the fans. All the while the player is stuck in a glorified cutscene, challenged with a narrative puzzle.

A secondary framework is the gameplay. Only here the control can be directly granted through different systems. In TMC it's tied to the story by your role in it, by your skillset and by how it impacts your environment, essentially creating your own story within a bigger one, since you create your own path through it. This also can be said about any game, to a greater or lesser extent, but again, subject matter makes it apparent. This clarity TMC brings to dilemmas of videogame creation is invaluable.

3. Thinking outside the box without filling it first.
TMC toys, plays, satirizes videogames by building itself upon one incredibly obvious presumption about the player: they've played games before. Their box is filled with WASD to move, with repetitive story beats, with writing pitfalls and cop-outs that pad the playtime or try to envelop different gameplay ideas into a singular narrative. And the fact that it's spelled out here in a semi-intrusive way only reinforces this message of necessary stagnation and understood lack of innovation.
This presumption elevates the gameplay to be both narratively driven and to give the player feeling of thinking outside the box, when in actuality they're still within the narrative framework.

4. Circle is the cycle.
TMC refers to the circle as a universe of its own. A fictional world, within which its maker is free to create what they imagine, bound only by the radius they set themselves. Circle is both a wonderful satire on the compromise-ridden vertical slice, as well as a metaphor for a multitude of things.
One would be a cycle of entertainment artists in the workforce. TMC underlines this point throughout by taking the player on a journey from a playtester to the developer. Through "life"— an emergent force of developers' efforts — and the narrative one becomes possesed by the medium, with an immesurable desire to create. Fans become the new creators, striving to outshine their teachers. This is so universal and delivered in such an obvious way it hurts.
It hurts almost as much as, again underlined in TMC, the realization of just how much effort it takes to create a game. Which circles back to control — as in interactivity, a defining feature of the medium. One that makes you high on the premise that you're actually doing something of value to the game's world.
And even if this notion feels faux, it really isn't, as again explored in TMC through the phenomenon of streaming. It brings value to the act of consumption of media, not analytical nor QA-concerned, which by itself creates a new type of entertainment. Circling back to generating new entertainment artists. And making me talk in circles.

5. The Baby
Developers are families, games are their babies. Inseminated by ideas, eggs of videogame engines make a gamebaby, which are nurtured and guided by their parents from the inception till college age, ready to take on the world. As with an actual child, shielding it from the broader world, the public, for too long will only stifle its development.
Other side of the coin — releasing it too early into the wild — has been mocked to death in TMC and its ending, but most notably in the lovely "Frag and Brag" fable.



I'm stuck between two mirrors set up by TMC. It made me look between its lines, where the game itself is an exercise in looking between them.
 
Jamiroquis Jamiroquai Jr
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 aout 2016
Отличная игра , коротенькая , но увлекательная и в тоже время в игре есть чем заняться , на пару вечерков хватит + музычка хороша :D
 
PotPlot
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9.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 juillet 2015
Wow, It goes from a low budget game to whatever you make of it. Levels have amazing depth and story; And unexpected twists. Worth the money, High replay value!
 
mitchell
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11.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 janvier 2016
AMAZING GAME, very creative, breaks all the boundaries! You bite into the game and you find more game!
 
lecaffeineaddict
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Non recommandé
4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juillet 2017
it's really short and feels rushed, the idea of "making your own game" is interesting and changing NPCs around to do different things is okay but, it feels unfinished, like there was supposed to be more to the game. the story is handled well but I just didn't really find it interesting to listen to the story of a game in development limbo. It doesn't give you the freedom it suggests it does and it very straight and linear, feels like the story in the game is the story OF this game so...pass.
 
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Hack and glitch your way to "win" the game

You could be playing as a hacker os as a rogue A.I. in a game that's in development for years. Since the developers can't finish it, you will have to - by hacking and glitching.
It's pretty original and interesting, but I got he feeling that its unique features weren't as well explored as they could be - except for the ending. It was awesome.
For those that want something different.

Pros
  • Original gameplay
  • Voice acting
  • 4th wall breaking. HARD
  • Multiple solutions to the same problem. Outside of box thinking

♥♥♥♥
  • Not a lot of music
  • Ugly textures, colors (when they appear) and game world. Although that's kind of the point (since you're playing an unfinished game) it's still ugly.
  • A bit dull after a while
 
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The Magic Circle Delivers a Memorable Performance That Captures the Struggles of an Artist

The Magic Circle is a game built in response for some of the issues the indie game scene is facing today. The game tells a story of a game development team stuck in limbo, constantly revising their project and its mechanics. It's easy to see this as an allegory made for creators, especially ones filled with self doubt about their art. The game itself is narrative driven with light puzzles that involve editing the world and its inhabitants. The most difficult part of the game is trying to figure out where you're supposed to go next.

Please don't go into this game expecting a wide explorable world. Play it for an impacting story that features a strong voice cast and a whole bunch of emotions.
 
Sam is a Goose
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This is something different and unique: a game that is about a game, knows that it is a game and what a game is.

It shows the start off the product as an obsessive ideas, concepts, redesigns, personal problems, presentations and even elements of modern gaming culture, but it also has a deep desire.

Amazing work by guys who brought us the look inside the development of games and being successful at keeping it always fresh and interesting. Also, way to go to getting Stephen Russell to do the voice.

Oh and there is also truth in it that, however blasphemous it may sound, there is a thin line between an artist and a God.

Recommended!
 
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The plot in The Magic Circle takes an interesting turn. You are literally playing a game while playing a game, being the hero while being the player whose the hero. Yeah, its one of those things that's cool but if you think too deeply about it you get a headache. Like time travel.

But I could kiss the writers of this game, the plot and deeper meanings are just so ingenuous! When you get far enough into the game you'll see what I mean. But as a gamer and writer myself who has many years of both things under my belt, the deeper meanings meant a lot to me. Once again, I'm going to keep this semi-spoiler free. So I can't say much more.

Full review here- http://www.keengamer.com/article/13118_the-magic-circle-review

Part 1 of let's play here-
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The Magic Circle, an indie game that plays and feels like a triple A title! Watch as I catch interesting creatures and use them to get farther and farther into this fantastic game!
 
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Всем привет! Сразу предупреждаю, текста много будет!


Вот решил купить данную игру, а именно "The Magic Circle".
Обзоры с чего там начинаются? С предыстории? С описания игры?
Да ладно вам, можно прочитать это в разделе "Об этой игре"
Прочитали?
Заинтересовало, да? А кому не охота побывать разработчиком хоть немного?
Конечно, вам не дадут создать свою игру полностью от и до, но...и этого будет достаточно!
Вот, например, встретите вы первого врага. Его нужно будет убить. Но нет. Не всё так просто...
Этого врага ты захватываешь и тут понеслось!
Сделать его врагом, атакующим всё подряд? Запросто!
Или союзником? Питомец в дороге ещё никому не помешал.
Так и это ещё не всё! По ходу прохождения ты встречаешь новых врагов и собираешь их способности, модели поведения и всё такое.
И берёшь создаёшь себе питомца...да там питомец будет покруче тебя самого))
Был обычный чудик, атакующий в ближнем бою, а в конце создал летающего чудика с молниеотводом, невосприимчивым к огню, стреляющим лазером...
Думаю, про это хватит.


Что же насчёт сюжета? Знаете игру "The Stanley Parable"? Помните голос из-за кадра?
В "The Magic Circle" тоже он есть.
Да там их несколько. Это же разработчики.
Вообщем, ты должен решить, что же будет с игрой дальше.
Сам же гг(главный герой) не имеет никаких атакующих способностей. Можно использовать инструменты разработчиков.
Вот от них то и самое веселье!
Но хочется сказать, что кроме всего этого веселья, ты поймёшь, из речей разработчиков(богов, потом поймёте), как же сложен процесс создания игр. Да и к тому же ты сможешь и сам...


Ты до сих пор читаешь?
Да купи ты её! Рекомендую!



 
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This was a strange little game about games. Fun to play wihle it lasted but a bit short. Endingg left something to be desired though
 
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Play this if you have an interest in how video games are made. Try the demo first.
 
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I was certainly a little worried about this little puzzler of a game in the beginning, but it goes places. Despite initial appearances it is a tightly and carefully built. While there is absolutely some replay value in it, that's not how I roll, and I would say that my playtime is indicative of the time a single play-through takes, so measure up the value of the game to you with respect to that.
 
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The Magic Circle is set in the world of an unfinished fantasy themed video game, and you are a play tester, trying to help get the game released, while its key developers argue about its content.

The main gameplay mechanic is the ability to trap objects and creatures, and then edit their properties. You don't have a weapon, so combat relies on editing creatures so they view you as a friend, and other creatures as an enemy.

You can also remove abilities from creatures and objects, and add them to others. This will let you change how the creatures move (walking, flying, not at all) and how they attack (melee, flamethrower, railgun, no weapon). This system lets you come up with some creative solutions to both combat, and environmental puzzles. Its the kind of game where different players will come up with different solutions to problems.

For example, one enemy, the flamer, is basically just a big round rock which breathes fire. I found an inanimate rock which was fireproof, so I removed "fireproof" from the rock, and added it to my weird looking dog ally, so it could kill those flamers without fear of death. Then I made the flamers my allies and resurrected them, to help me fight a boss.

In one area I needed to get across a lava stream, and I'd seen this turtle like creature nearby, which was big enough for me to stand on. I made it fireproof, and then made it think that rocks were its enemy, so it would go attack a rock on the other side of the lava, carrying me across.

The story has some fun moments, parodying game development and fan culture, ranging from subjects like players who just want to skip all the story, the rise in popularity of early access games that are missing large chunks of content, and the media driven E3 style events. The voice acting is fantastic.

Unfortunately the game is really short. I finished it in exactly 3 hours (my research before I bought it suggested it would be 3 to 5 hours and usually I'm on the upper end of the scale). Its a shame, because I was just starting to really enjoy it, and then it was over. My least favourite part is the section that's set in a retro sci-fi level with ugly pixellated graphics. Again, this is a parody, but it didn't change the fact that trying to understand the level layout and identify enemies literally hurt my eyes (it looks worse than 1993 Doom).

The Magic Circle is a fun little game that has some really good ideas, but due to its length I would say buy it on a deep discount sale. I bought it for 50% off, which is the maximum anyone should pay.
 
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"Однажды государственная комиссия заказала [древнегреческому скульптору Поликлету] статую и все время давала советы, что и как должно быть в ней изображено. Поликлет стал делать одновременно две статуи: одну он никому не показывал и делал по своему усмотрению, другую держал на виду и покорно вносил в нее все требуемые поправки. Когда настал срок, он представил комиссии обе статуи на выбор. Комиссия сказала: «Первая статуя прекрасна, а вторая ужасна!» — «Так знайте же, — ответил Поликлет, — первую сделал я, а вторую сделали вы»."
М.Л. Гаспаров, Занимательная Греция.

"Лебедь, рак и щука" в реалиях геймдева

Мы играем за тестера, которого нанимает игровая студия, безуспешно пытающаяся закончить работу над продолжением хита двадцатилетней давности. Студия в основном состоит из 3 человек - старый разработчик первого хита Иш, который ревностно оберегает свое творческое видение и ставит сюжет настолько выше геймплея, что, например, полностью вырезает из игры боевую систему только лишь затем, чтобы игроки не могли попытаться убить дружественных NPC (а тех, кто хочет такой возможности, презирает). Мейз, пришедшая в геймдев из про-гейминга манчкинша, полная противоположность Иша, которая считает, что сюжет в играх для галочки, а внимания достойна только боевка. Она собирает коллекцию из воплей побежденных ею в онлайне игроков, любовно называя ее Хором Проклятых, и мечтает уволиться, но не может по бюрократическим причинам. И наконец Кода - фанатка первой части, боготворившая Иша раньше, но разочарованная в его нынешних решениях. Она ценит в игре атмосферность и правдободобность, предлагая, к примеру, добавить NPC действия вроде сна (на что Мейз цинично заявляет: "просто заставь их бесконечно ходить туда-сюда и все"), но больше всего желает, чтобы вторая часть повторяла первую, насколько это возможно. Вместе они тянут разработку в разные стороны, и в итоге у них раз за разом, билд за билдом, ничего не выходит.

Горькая ирония с квадратом на обложке

Возможно, из этого описания вы сделаете вывод, что это очередной The Stanley Parable, симулятор ходьбы со сломанной четвертой стеной и потоком саркастичных комментариев о природе геймеров от разработчиков. И окажетесь правы - на первые 10 минут. Все меняется, когда с вами напрямую связывается _сама игра_ (вернее, ИИ одного из заброшенных билдов, который обрел самосознание) и просит вас прекратить этот фарс - заставить студию каким-то чудом закончить разработку и отправить игру на золото. Она дает нам возможность менять саму себя изнутри наподобие Pony Island, выискивая уязвимости, восстанавливая удаленные объекты и меняя свойства NPC. И тут можно по-настоящему проявить креативность - хотите создать армию летающих камней, следующих за вами и дышащих огнем на врагов? Пожалуйста. Хотите зомби с лазерной пушкой, лечащего союзников? Вот он. Или, может, робота, заражающего врагов паразитами?.. ну, вы поняли. Задачи в игре, хоть и немногочисленны, решаются уймой способов, а конец, хоть и наступает быстро, одновременно и заставляет задуматься, всегда ли мы поступаем правильно, предъявляя претензии к геймдевам ИРЛ, и открывает новый режим игры, который, честно говоря, оказался очень приятным сюрпризом. Не могу говорить конкретно, ибо спойлеры, но не всякая студия тратила бы время на такое, когда можно было бы обойтись и катсценой.

Вердикт

Я оцениваю эту игру на 9/10 - один балл снят только лишь за то, что игра кончается слишком быстро. Столь необычные игры выходят непростительно редко, и стоило бы растянуть удовольствие хотя бы вдвое... хотя кто я такой, чтобы оспаривать видение разработчиков?
 
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While the "gods" are too busy bickering and fighting each other to finish making the world, you're left to reshape parts of the world as you see fit. And with a little help from an abandoned "villain", you might just have the chance to make your own world.
 
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This game is not your usual game, take the role of what the devs believe is a 'bug' inside their game, and bring them down from the inside. With the power of the gods (or 'sky bastards') bestowed upon you by the very soul of the video game, you gain the power to mix and match your friends and enemies are CREATE the solution to the puzzles. Your goal with your new found abilities? Launch the game, from the inside.
 
Pvt. Parts
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Топчик! Брать, играть, обозревать!
Это как раз тот случай, когда все друзья скупают разпиаренный шлак, а этой игры ни у кого нет. Да у меня и самого руки не сразу дошли до нее, каюсь и жалею.

Я боюсь сказать что-то лишнее, поскольку будут сплошняком спойлеры.
Игра представляет из себя изображение игры-долгостроя.
Вы почувствуете себя если не богом, то хотя бы настоящим волшебником, который созидает, хоть и назло другим. И вот когда ты уже прошарил все фишки, хочется дальше лазать по билдам и воротить свою уличную магию, сюжет круто поворачивает и открывает на голову больше возможностей!

В качестве симулятора геймдева сойдет.
 
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The Magic Circle is pretty decent for a glorified walking simulator. There is some combat in the form of sending your pokemon to do battle for you, and puzzle solving, but for the most part The Magic Circle is about walking around and listening to the characters talk, i.e. the story.

Is the story any good then? I suppose. The idea of The Magic Circle, playing a game that was unfinished, is unique and pretentious. The characters are exaggerated and pretentious as well, but not too much. At times I was annoyed by them, and other times I appreciated the commentary the game was making. Overall the story intrigued me enough to finish the game, which only took a few hours. I say The Magic Circle is worth playing through, but I wouldn't recommend paying 20 eurobucks for it. Wait for a sale.
 
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The central discussion in The Magic Circle isn't something I think fit for a Steam review, nor myself exactly capable of it. Even after playing it, it sticks out as a game that does not want to succeed as such: it functions best as a metanarrative on the experience of play, and the responsibilities and capacities of creators and consumers in the modern space. That's probably a suicidal shtick, but if you enjoy narrative-experiential walking simulators such as The Beginner's Guide and vacuously unfunny alternative universe Crows, Crows, Crows titles, (Dr. Langeskov...) maybe it'll do something for you. It's advertising itself as a 'darkly comedic story,' but I disagree: I smirked a few times, and that's about it.

The game seems to lose sight of its narrative ambitions at times, lost amongst some less-than-ideal play systems. Mostly trial and error puzzles, of which there are few, a functional collectathon that rewards world building texts and audio logs (which interrupt your adventuring in order to be played), and shallow power acquisition. But that's the point, the game insists: you're walking around an incomplete indie-funded mess, a receptacle of consumer's hopes and designer's difficulties. And against this I rattle that neither parody nor self-awareness preserve a game's systems, and by the end of the relatively brief adventure (~2-3 hours), The Circle has a response for me: I'm entitled in this perspective. Yeah, well, maybe I am.

I was sufficiently enraptured by the story to see it through to the end. I think the game's division of achievements behind sub-par game systems (such as waiting for audiologs, and collectathonning in a bland world), as well as playthrough-exclusive achievements amidst a twist-dependant narrative, is stupid: but my criticisms of its systems melt away with claims of intentionality. I'll say, if nothing else, it's worth experiencing for the thoughts it provokes towards the end: the cans of which should've been opened a few hours earlier, and with greater consideration of the idea than an extended monologue.
 
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It took me waaaay too long to play this game. I picked up The Magic Circle back in 2016 and I just finished it for the first time. I think part of the reason for that is that the early game is very slow and leaves you directionless. It's up to you to get motivated and do the hard work, but once you do you're in for a ride.

In The Magic Circle, you take the role of a playtester in a demo build of a long-anticipated game. Before long, you break the script and are free to explore the world with a weird mixture of god powers and developer powers. Along the way, you'll uncover truths about the game's development and the developers themselves.

The voice acting from the developers really sells it. The leader writer is voiced by Rusty Venture, which is doubly funny because he acts the same as Rusty and his avatar looks like a mixture between Rusty Venture and the Postal Dude. The other developers are fun too and really shine in some of their optional dialouge snippets.

Here's where things get weird though. At the outset, your goal is to find and "hack" one of the developers floating around. To do that, you explore an overworld, solve puzzles, have your hacked minions complete combat encounters, and collect traits from those minions that will help you solve puzzles. Hacking minions is cool because you can mix and match TRAITS from any other creature you find in the world. Along the way, you are highly, highly encouraged to find all the extra audiologs and developer notes left around the world.

That's because The Magic Circle is effectively two games. The overworld hacking/puzzling portion makes up about 3 hours. The final hour or two is something so incredible and interesting it needs to be seen to be believed. I was utterly blown away by the reveal at the end and could have spent far more time exploring the last parts of gameplay.

That said, the finale is fundamentally different than the overworld exploration and your enjoyment of that last section will largely depend on how many easter eggs and hidden objects you found in the earlier sections. The problem then is that the hacking portion feels very underdeveloped and not as big as it could be while the end game is well-developed, but would be fun to expand upon and spend more time with. It's sort of a paradox.

Regardless, I highly recommend The Magic Circle to anyone with even a passing interest in games development or games design. This is a story that will make you appreciate all the hard work that goes into a video game, even a bad game.
 
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The Magic Circle wants to be a game about making games. As one of those artsy meta-games, in the game it is a “game within a game”, wherein you are a playtester for a gaming company whose game, the Magic Circle, has been in development hell for the last 20 years. You are quickly introduced to the four main characters. Ish, the pretentious game developer who seems to be riffing on a number of haughty, pretentious game designers. Coda, a fangirl new to the company who has joined the team and is responsible for creating a demo but who is deeply angry about Ish’s failure to deliver a game for so long, and extremely possessive of the game world. Haze, a pro gamer who joined the team ten years ago to try and help Ish understand gamers. And Pro, an AI trapped inside the world, the PC of the previous version of the game which was trashed ten years ago when they started over from scratch.

This game is really driven by story, but it suffers from the flaw of everyone being kind of a jerk. The “good guys” are Pro and Haze, and they’re trying to destroy the company around them. It just goes downhill from there. This makes it hard to really like any of them; they’re kind of fun to watch for a bit, but after a while, it just becomes horror heaped upon horror. Moreover, the actual character arcs are fairly limited, and unfortunately, it felt a bit inconsistent at times.

The actual gameplay isn’t very good either; in fact, I’d classify it as outright bad. While some of this is intentional meta-badness, it is genuinely not a fun game to play. The gameplay consists of pretty obvious, basic actions. It is definitely not a twitch-based game, and is really centered around solving puzzles with the tools you have.

The core of the gameplay – in fact, the ONLY gameplay in the game – is shooting a little magic circle under an enemy. You have tons of time to do this, so this isn’t really hard. Once they’re trapped in your circle, you can strip off all the abilities from the enemy or even make it into your friend so it will attack other enemies for you.

This sounds neat, but it is literally the only gameplay mechanic there is. There are a few enemies later on in the game which your dudes cannot attack easily, and which require you to kill them by getting a tractor beam ability to pull them down to be attacked, or to get the railgun ability to shoot them from range. Then, you just do the same thing.

These three things – plus the ability to ride around on the back of a fireproof turtle – solve every puzzle in the game.

The result, then, is that the gameplay mostly consists of wandering around the game world searching for collectables; you can complete the entire game in under two hours if you’re just trying to beat it, and frankly, the collectibles don’t really add all that much. The puzzles are mostly just “find ability and use it to solve the puzzle”; none of the solutions are ever particularly clever, and almost all of them basically have one or two “pieces” to them.

The gameplay is just too straightforward, without anything really to mix things up until the end of the game where you create a little mini-dungeon to send the AI through – which is really very basic and not all that fun to create.

As there is no intensity in the actual gameplay itself, and the game world is deliberately drab and ugly (and very monotonous looking after a while), there’s just not much to love here. The story is only okay, it ends up coming off as a bit too caught up in how clever it thinks it is, and the gameplay itself is pretty poor.

All in all, I can’t really recommend this. It had some vaguely interesting ideas, but ultimately, not much was done with them, and the moment-to-moment gameplay of the game is just not very engaging.
 
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Замечательное приключение :)
 
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Évaluation publiée le 5 janvier 2018
I'd be tempted to recomend this to almost anyone that enjoys video games. A great experience that doesn't outstay its welcome and always moves fast enough to be interesting. Definitely some unique mechanics here.
 
Mirkwood
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7.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 septembre 2016
Pros:

+ The Pseudo-Hacking gameplay is lots of fun!
+ You can really get creative with the interactable stuff
+ Improvisation and experimentation are encouraged and fun to do
+ Story is pretty good and is interesting enough to see to the end
+ Voice Acting is surprisingly pretty believable and pretty good overall, minus Coda who gets a little silly at times
+ Lots of stuff to find!


♥♥♥♥:

- Very brief experience
- Not enough puzzles centered around the hacking gameplay for my liking since it basically feels like you're just knicking abilities in order
- Despite seeming non-linear, its very linear with a somewhat specific order to get abilities
- Postgame REALLY falls apart
- Some more color and striking visuals would have been nice. I get its trying to serve the story, but it does have strokes of briliance with its style but keeps mostly to whites

7/10. Pretty good, but maybe get it when its on sale
 
The Smithybot
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9.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 avril 2016
I didn’t know what to expect from this game and I was definitely sceptic within first few minutes. But it turned out to be a very different and enjoyable experience. The game is basically a walking simulator that throws you into an unfinished game. The developers want to you to test out the game but there you find some kind of ‘spirit’ that wants you to do something else. You then proceed to explore the world and find solutions to the problems by reprograming creatures. What is interesting is that there are many different ways of completing the game and everybody will have a different experience. So if this puzzle/walking simulator genre is something you enjoy, you should definitely try this game.
 
Rhizzy
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Non recommandé
4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 février 2018
The 5 stages you go through when playing this game:
1) What a novel concept! I'm inside a game restoring and finishing it!
2) Okay, it's getting repetitive and there's not much to restore here.
3) What a pretentious piece of garbage.
4) I had to sit through E4 and now you're making me design a game level? Oh, screw you.
5) Credits! Finally!

Maybe my hopes were just too high here.
 
dogcat.avl
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3.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juin 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

I saw these guys at PAX 2014. I sat at their booth playing the game until I was (nicely) asked to vacate so someone else could play. The game is a remarkable concept and impeccably designed. The art is incredible. I can't give enough praise :D
 
Mautobu The Barbarian
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3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 février 2023
as of writing i just finished my first playthrough of this game
the music the freedom and the story is more than great
im yet to 100% the game but im sure that one of those turtles with fight can do the job all i must say this gave me more inspiration on learning how to make games
also will probably add this to my review vid if i ever make one
 
Fénix
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 juin 2016
Clever without being overbearing or pretentious. Story-rich without becoming a "walking simulator".

The writing, voice acting and design are excellent, and the puzzles are logical and rewarding.

An engrossing, unique experience, offering an interesting insight into game design. Highly recommended.
 
Nicholas
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9.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 septembre 2019
SINTESI DEL GAMEPLAY

TMC è un'avventura in prima persona estremamente originale. L'originalità si fonda sul fatto di poter assimilare e modificare i parametri dei bot che incontrerete al fine di poterne sfruttare le caratteristiche. Ha dunque un gameplay emergente che premia l'esplorazione che in sostanza è in free roaming. Esplorare ci permette di incontrare sempre nuovi bot da poter intrappolare al fine di arricchirci di possibilità creative utili a risolvere i vari puzzle e gli assurdi nemici che incontreremo.

ESTRO ARTISTICO

Il gioco è una psichedelica e psicotica meta-narrazione. Il level design "Low Fi" è un immenso stereotipo videoludico che ironicamente mischia la fantascienza al fantasy. Nonostante i toni siano altamente demenziali e grotteschi, il gioco ha una forte vena esistenzialista. In un certo senso tutte le sue assurde atmosfere e i suoi barocchi discorsi filosofici riescono a farci soffrire, come se fossero espressione reale di una regia perversa e malata. La qualità recitativa dei doppiatori è molto elevata e la loro espressività riesce perfettamente a rendersi complice delle assurde suggestioni che il gioco trasmette. Anche il comparto sonoro non è da meno: le musiche si fondono perfettamente ♥♥♥ i toni misteriosi e acromatici.

PRO

Avventura dal game design molto originale e "psichedelicamente" molto esistenziale. Grandi suggestioni visive e sonore. Molta ironia e umorismo. Gameplay emergente molto divertente.

CONTRO

Molto corto. Puzzle estremamente semplici. L'originale game design poteva essere sfruttato per una complessità molto maggiore.
 
Caligine
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9.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 mai 2019
Somewhat clever writing and novel premise, and a few unexpected surprises here and there. The "hacking" mechanics are pretty interesting, allowing puzzles requiring a bit of thinking, but you encounter them in low density (about 3 or 4 I found clever in almost four hours of play). The game opens up after a while leaving you to search for clues and tools in a semi-open manner, and there are quite a few optional discoveries which encourage exploration.

Unfortunately the overall feeling I got from the game was one of tediousness: drab environments (they serve the story but are still drab), slow movement speed which combined with the open areas gets grating, confusing map that doesn't reflect the game world geometry very well, very clunky interface (played with gamepad), and the blob of pets that end up following you around can get really obnoxious by blocking your view and annoying sound effects. Said pets also have to be tweaked individually, which makes trying different strategies really annoying. With no possibility to save without overwriting your previous save, there's also real fear of getting stuck due to some bug or design oversight, which gets in the way of freely experimenting with the creature abilities you collect.

The game tries to weave personal drama like infertility together with the story of the failed development of the game, and although I haven't pieced together the whole story, I found poorly done and out of place within the overall humorous tone.

Overall worth a shot for the novelty, but I wouldn't exactly call this quality entertainment.
 
UncleYar
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2018
Tried to fix a video game.

Instead I destroyed everyone's hopes and dreams.

Too close to reality, game. Too close.
 
Glue Beard
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 avril 2017
I prefer a non spoiler review. It's a short game but you won't worry about that so much. This starts as a story driven game, which is good. Then the mechanics kick in and really draw you into the world. The idea is you are a play tester that is finishing the game thats been in dev for 20 years. . .

The favourite is the mechanics. An enemy approaches, and you capture them in your trap. Then rip out all their code (walking, hostile, teeth). Leaving a harmless little jellybean.

Then the idea is to reprogram enemies with collected attributes from other enemies. I approached the game as the sort with hundreds of attributes at the ready, so each scenario was tactically handled. There are some attribites that are difficult to consume at first due to your resources not being varied enough and your enemies being too powerful. But you eventually end up getting them. The challenge to do so was highly satisfying.

By the end I was standing on the back of a flying turtle and flying around the map with my swarm of flying machine guns. Click to direct. Done. I won't lie. I smirked a bit.

Fun game. Would reccomend.
 
dan-k69
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10.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juin 2018
The Magic Circle is an excellent game. A mix of "outside-the-box" combat (you cannot fight, but your minions can), and clever puzzles. It is a solid 7 hours of play, if you do not get stuck or use the google to get by.

There was a only one scenario where I was blocked due to understanding the intent of the puzzle, but not its limitations. Basically the effect I needed to exploit worked in two dimensions, rather than three dimensions. Other than that, all of the puzzles were definitely within my grasp, including the final one that is perhaps the hardest to wrap your head around... how to get to the sky bastards and finish the fight.

I'll be honest that I expected the game to last a little longer. But I was genuinely suprised by the real final section of the game, which some will call bizarre filler, but I call a blast to play around with.

I also wish the final cutscene had a little more to it, so the wrapping up of the(intentionally) long-winded story had more to it, but damn did the whole package satisfy.

Overall, I give it an 8.8/10. If you compare it in a vacuum to only Indies like itself, it is probably far higher. But I am left wishing there had been a little more, even if that "little more" was more "enemy" types and a few extra "levels" (the quotes will make more sense if you've played it).
 
Asyranok
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 mars 2017
A truly original and "meta" gaming experience from beginning to end.
The designers made a lot of convenient decisions that keep it fun and fast paced; you never have to waste time grinding or backtracking if you make use of the map features, and there are a ton of different ways to solve problems.

I won't go into the details because it would spoil some of the coolest surprises, but I'll say this much; it'll make you think about game design from the inside out. It's a bit short, but never gets boring.

I should also mention that the voice acting is top notch and entertaining. You'll probably recognize at least one of the voices.
 
Roasted Garlic
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12.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juin 2016
LOVE this game! It's short, yes, but I find it very innovative compared to other games I've played. Taking the role of an entity "inside" a game and rewriting other entities and cut-copy-pasting abilities from one to another... creativity is definitely encouraged here! The story is compelling and delightfully satirical. Play the demo, then buy the game!
 
Phoenix
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20.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
I didn't see any indication of this on the store page, so I do want to warn everyone that there are a few instances of some pretty strong language in this game. Don't buy it for your kids (most of the humor would go over their heads anyway).

The term "Magic Circle" is game designer lingo for a player's immersion in the game. It's analagous to the "Fourth Wall" in drama. Anything that makes the player conscious of the fact he is merely playing a game is said to break the magic circle.

This game doesn't just break the magic circle; it body slams it, stomps on it, and makes vicious insinuations about the age of its mother's profession. In so doing, however, the game actually forges an even stronger magic circle around the player. When you are playing a game about playing a game, it becomes difficult for your brain to process the fact that The Old Pro isn't real, but rather a fictional character brought to life with a typically awesome voice performance from Garr—I mean Mercer—I mean Stephen Russell. Artsy self-absorbed writers, frustrated level designers, impatient competitive gamers, *even* OMGOMGOMG!!!!!! breathless fans, everyone feels the keen edge of The Magic Circle's wit.

It's not a long game. I spent a lot of time just fooling around and still reached the real end credits in less than 9 hours. Even if I weren't going to fool around in my current game for a few more hours and then replay it all from the start (I couldn't hear some of the dialogue over the sound of my own giggling), I would still consider it worth the price.

Anyway, I hope you like it. I worked really hard to get it ready to ship.
 
tsandl
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32.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 février 2016
Un jeu à propos des jeux, où tu hack le jeu, où tu détruis le jeu et où tu te demande c'est quoi un jeu. C'est comme entrer dans les coulisses d'un studio dysfonctionnel, où l'équipe se chicanne tout le temps et où le projet a mis 10 ans à sortir. Bref c'est très cool.
 
narF
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

Heartfelt, full of dark comedy as well as some thought provoking moments, this is one of those rare games you kinda wish was longer, or would get a sequel...but the more you think about it, the more you realize it's perfect the way it is.
 
limbster
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 mars 2018
I think it's important to start out by saying that this game is an experience and that is the reason you play it more than the gameplay. The experience I got from this game is an impressive and lasting one that hits far too close to home as someone entering the game industry. The trick is, you need to play it fully to the end to get that experience. Luckily at 5 - 6 hours, the investment for that is not very large.

The gameplay and world and etc in the game isn't bad and is legitimately entertaining for awhile. It even felt pretty clever at times, But I feel like after you really start to understand the game mechanics and how to play the game that the new wrinkles and clever things you can do just do not happen often enough for a player learning the game and exploring blind. Basically I think the pacing is a touch slow.

But the focus, once more, is on the experence. The gameplay is a vessel meant to deliver that experience to you. Like a walking simulator game delivering a narrative, but with a bit more gameplay. And for me at least, it's one I will carry with me for a very long time because of just how well executed that experience was.

So if you see this, and you know a good bit about gaming and maybe a little about game design, I'd say you should pick it up and play it through one day. I'd reccomend picking it up on sale, but if I had paid $20 for it I would not have felt ripped off. Sometimes impact > gameplay hours.
 
Ralathar44
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 novembre 2021
The author is dead and we have killed him. Game good please play.
 
Jawshoowah
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11.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 septembre 2015
This is an amazing game, play it start to finish without spoilers for greatest effect.
 
Taze
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 septembre 2021
Mit 4 Stunden ein wenig kurz. Nun als Spieler spielt man die meiste Zeit ein unfertiges Spiel mit Adminrechten, man kann also ganz einfach die Regeln ändern. Das Spieldesign geht in die "There is no Game" in Ego-perspektive.

Spielerisch haben wir eine Mischung aus Overlord und Impossible Creatures falls von euch jemand schonmal von diesen Spielen gehört hat. Wer die Spiele kennt weiß, dass man hier mal was kreatives und anderes spielt als der Einheitsbrei.

Storytechnisch zeigt das Spiel ziemlich deutlich welche Probleme Spieleentwicklung mit sich bringt, besonders wenn man bereits einen Erfolg erzielt hat. Interessant auch, dass mehr Leute nicht immer bedeutet, dass alles besser läuft. Es wird von persönlichen Problemen, fallen gelassene Versionen und generelle Unstimmigkeiten erzählt. Die den Spieler beeindruckend zeigen warum das Spiel mit so großen Ambitionen selbst nach 20 Jahren nie fertig wurde.

Positive Bewertung, weil ich mit dem Spiel spaß hatte und aus der Neuzeit nichts vergleichbares kenne. Für nen knappen 3er kann man mitnehmen.
 
𝓓𝓙 𝓞𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓴
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16.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
Absolutely frigging amazing. This game managed to combine some of the most de-constructionist gameplay I've ever seen with Network-level commentary about the game industry itself, and yet it does it in a package that's incredibly fun to play around with AND with far less pretention than just about any other self-important Game About Gaming I've ever seen. This deserves GOTY awards from any game journo who still has a few shreds of their soul left.

There might be longer games out there for $20, but it's virtually assured none of them have even a fraction of the creativity and raw love of the genre -despite all its flaws- that The Magic Circle demonstrates.
 
APeacefulWarrior
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2017
Lo inesperado

The Magic Circle es uno de esos juegos que cuando alguien te pregunta ¿de qué va? te quedas mirando paticueto al que te ha formulado la cuestión. A lo que más se acerca posiblemente es a un walking sim, pero también incorpora algunos combates de forma muy imaginativa, ligeros puzzles y sobre todo mucha inventiva. Es una experiencia distinta: para bien o para mal es difícil que hayas jugado a algo similar.

La clave de este juego dentro del juego es el hackeo: pero no pienses en códigos enrevesados, más bien en ir sustrayendo y añadiendo características clave de las criaturas ♥♥♥ las que te vas cruzando para poder proseguir. Y la forma de tirar adelante es muy imaginativa, de forma que el avance se puede realizar de muchas formas distintas para alcanzar el mismo objetivo, explorando un mundo no muy grande pero sí muy libre, mientras se te va planteando la historia de cómo se ha gestado este juego y los intereses ocultos detrás de él.

La recta final es como mínimo desconcertante y extraña, y después de "terminar" el juego podrás quedarte todavía creando en ¿modo dios? O lo que vendría ser el programador jefe, vamos.

Una comedia enrevesada sobre los entresijos de la industria, las expectativas de los fans frente a las desarrolladoras y las aspiraciones últimas de los creadores. No es un cambiavidas, pero sí algo diferente y ante todo, inesperado.
 
mellamoger
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Non recommandé
15.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 aout 2015
I was extremely let down with this "game" for a slew of reasons, but I will only hit the main points.

1) It was barely a game at all, it was much more of a Narrative style like "The Stanley Parable". The game took maybe five hours to beat, half of which was not what I would call gaming. The first time I actually thought "I'm having the slightest bit of fun" was for about half an hour at the end when you design the levels.

2) It felt like someone wanted to tell a story and chose the wrong medium Instead of writing a book, they created an interactive video and called it a game. I don't have too much of a problem with that genre, but it should be made known (and I should have researched this game more beforehand).

3) The story was as lame as the game-play. I didn't care for any of the characters, and I wish they would have just gone away and let me play in my world. Also, the game play is almost entirely basic. You hack a creature and modify its abilities...but there are so few options that it is basically always the same. And since you can have all of them follow you, the abilities are never strategically limited. You never have to decide between abilities when you have them all. Not to mention, upgrading the monsters is unnecessary, so that's a waste of a feature. Take strategy out of the tags for this game.

4) They could have done a lot more with the game. I feel like it is missing something, and that they could have flushed it out to make it worth the $20 price tag.

Are there any Pros?

1) I liked the art style, environment, and atmosphere, though I wish you could have brought more of the dull landscape to life/color (like you do to some objects / creatures.

2) The game played smoothly and was intuitive.

3) While I didn't love the story, but I have to give them credit for originality. It was a cool enough concept to hook me into buying the game.


So why wouldn't I recommend this? I didn't have fun, plain and simple. Mostly because it's not much of a game for the price. Was it the worst game I've played? Definitely not. I think if you go into it expecting a story and your job is literally nothing but turning the page, and you got it on sale for $5, you might be able to enjoy this. But that is not how a game should be.
 
T.TV/Noobzish
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 septembre 2016
Highly, highly recommend this game! The narration is fantastic (courtesy of Belethor from Skyrim). I haven't laughed this hard playing a game in a long time, it's gameplay is extremely clever and unique in my opinion, makes you think but doesn't make you feel stupid afterward. Its one of those games I know I'll be sad when I finish because there won't be anymore story to play. Definitely give this one a shot, you won't regret it.
 
Stacist
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6.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2016
Very interesting game about game making. If you are involved or at least interested at game development procedure, you will see some references to the works and people inside the game business. This plot is surroundered with a interesting gameplay, almost like a Portal-esque mechanics. And this means you can use your imagination to solve the puzzles. You should finish the game at least once.
 
QAOS
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 mai 2021
Original like most good indie games. As you move along you change the environment in several ways while being led on by an entity, voice acted by Stephen Russell (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, etc.). Manipulating the creatures was more fun than I had thought, I could create a little army of mushrooms if I wanted to. Give this one a try if your in the mood for something different.
 
PineMan
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 novembre 2017
A game within a game, hacking enemies instead of fighting them, really enjoyable
 
The_Furious_Man
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14.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 avril 2016
Original. Relevant. Inspiring.
 
callmedave4
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 mai 2016
The magic circle è un gioco davvero molto particolare ed interessante. Per me è stata una sorpresa assolutamente gradita.
In the magic circle dovrete portare a termine la programmazione di un gioco lasciato incompleto dagli sviluppatori. La particolarità di questo gioco è il gameplay composto dalla risoluzione di alcuni enigmi tramite la modifica delle caratteristiche degli abitanti di questo gioco. Infatti, avrete la possibilità di ridistribuire i poteri dei nemici a vostro piacimento. Interessanti lo stile narrativo e la trama che non mancherà di dialoghi molto umoristici. La grafica non è eccezionale, contribuisce a rendere tutto molto sopra le righe ma si poteva fare di meglio!
Consiglio questo gioco a chiunque è interessato a provare esperienze nuove e particolari senza grandi pretese grafiche.
 
Werk
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

The Magic Circle, en accès anticipé, n'a pas encore de sous-titres francophones mais ne vous inquiétez pas, ça devrait arriver bientôt selon les devs. En attendant, si vous comprenez l'anglais et que vous aimez les jeux à la Stanley Parable, je vous invite à tester celui-ci : il vaut largement la petite vingtaine d'euros que vous pourriez y investir.

L'histoire est surprenante et vous prendez beaucoup de plaisir à explorer ce jeu et à modeler son univers car oui, vous vous retrouvez directement dans la peau d'un playtesteur qui tente de corriger les nombreux défauts du jeu (y compris le manque de couleurs) au fur et à mesure de votre exploration.
Difficile de parler du jeu sans trop spoil, car après tout, il est fait de multiples surprises. Quoi qu'il en soit, il est étonnament stable pour un jeu à accès anticipé et, réellement, drôle.
 
Wakkun
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

Well,

Today I played one of the worst existing games in the world. The magic circle is glitched but it well glitched and on purpose. Actually it is a wonderful game very immersive and I firmly believe that it is impossible to understant the true beauty of this game before playing it. So if you can, go for it you will not be disappointed it you love video games for the experience and the trip in which it will take you.

I hope that further modifications will improve the gameplay (it is a little slow sometimes) and allow people to configure key bindings (I didn't find it ><).

Good game !!!
 
Damithra
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7.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 septembre 2015
This game is great! It has lots of funny, witty dialouge and an interesting gameplay system. My only complaint is that there is a little input lag on the mouse, but that migh just be a problem with me.
 
DracoJester
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19.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 mai 2016
I looove that game! It's also the first game I had the motivation to play through for the 100%
The graphics are pretty cool, the story is creative and the interaction of "player - story" is legit!

I'll give it a 9 out of 10 because there are some terrain errors going on. Would love to see more of it!
 
ButINeedThatUsername
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 octobre 2015
Holy cow.

If you are at all interested in game design, and the culture that surrouds it, you need this game in your life.

This is not a parody game. This is a game with a purpose. And it's damn fun to boot.

The basic concept is that you're a beta tester for a hilariously and tragically unfinished game trapped in development hell by its creators, who are all various shades of borderline-insane. Then, a being calling himself "The Pro" (voiced by Stephen Russell, the guy who played the hero in the original Thief Games) contacts you and tells you he wants you to fix this mess and get the game SHIPPED.

How do you fix it? By literally stealing "Life" from the nooks and crannies of the world, then using it to essentially hack into enemies to make them do what you need them to do. It's basically a big open-ended sandbox puzzle game. One filled with secrets, hidden abilities, and tons upon tons of audio logs detailing the game's spiral into madness.

Every time I thought I had the game figured out, it threw me another curveball, forcing me to rethink everything about it.

If you can think of a way to solve a problem, it's legit. And BOY are there a lot of possibilities. Army of fanged mushrooms? Easy. Demon-monkey-dogs you lob as if they were GRENADES? Knock yourself out. And that's just the simple stuff you can do. The vast amout of surprises and twists the game throws at you is sheer madness, and I love it. And that finale...I will not be forgetting that amazing conclusion any time soon.

As someone who is studying to hopefully develop games in the future, this game hit home in so many amazing ways, and I had an absolute BLAST with it. Don't look up anything more about the game. You'll just spoil yourself. This is a game that thrives on discovery and surprise. Anything you look up can ruin things for you.

So, if you're curious about game development, or you want to see crazy new story angles, are a fan of emergent gameplay, or just want a snarky and clever open-world puzzle game, you NEED this game in your life. TODAY.

Like, Right now. It's that good.
 
Aegix Drakan
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A Review of The Magic Circle That is Totally a Square I mean Come On Really
I won't spoil a thing. Know that I enjoyed this game immensely, it took turns that I didn't expect, chuckled at and genuinely enjoyed.

The art style can vary immensely, and for that it gets 20 style points. It succeeds in its goals of expressing how much time actually went on to the making of this game ~_^

The music, self referential and all gets 32 Final Fantasy arpeggios. While not the exactly the star of the show, it fathers the game experience and enriches the scenes when appropriate.

The gameplay is about 1,984°F. This game doesn't hold your hand, and in a way I'm glad for that. You'll feel like a genius when you solve what you need to do. If you're struggling, don't worry it's expected! Just keep at it and remember, use your brain. Seriously, use it.

The 'World Building' is about 1000 Skyrim Catacombs. When the game knuckles down and said <redacted>, I was genuinely moved. I spent the time, and even after an hour of play at 2 in the morning of course, I was scored an 8 of 10, I was happy. Because I knew, "This is mine."

I rate the story one parabola effect of the stanley variety, but honestly it's its own, better, thing. It genuinely interested me as I watched Jim Sterling play it, and I needed to know what was happening. I needed to know why I couldn't kill m'mum!

A night wellspent. And if this review talks you into playing the game, stop by and read it again once you're done!
 
Danni
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Non recommandé
4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 décembre 2015
Nett aber die 20€ einfach nicht Wert.
Man spielt es viel zu schnell durch und so aufregend ist es nun wirklich nicht.
Ich habe es in 4 Stunden durch und werde es auch nicht noch mal spielen.

Schade habe mir mehr erhofft besonders mit so einer guten Idee

Würde es nicht kaufen ist Geldverschwendung
 
Yor
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Vidéo YouTube™: The Magic Circle Review in 30 Seconds 
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Get the game here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/323380/ The Magic Circle Review in 30Seconds Congratulations! You’re a beta-tester that gets to play a game stuck in a development limbo.


Congratulations! You’re a beta-tester that gets to play a game stuck in a
development limbo. Nothing really works the way it’s supposed to, and that’s what makes this awesome.

Not only is this a great premise, it’s well done. You get to reprogram elements in the game, like turning foes into friends and giving them weird but effective stats.

It has a great plot but… it’s short. And once you reach the final act, there’s no way to go back to the sandbox area. But kudos for making playing an unfinished game cool.

8 change logs out of 10
 
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This game is absolutely incredible. I've never played a game that encourages creativity so heavily! It's hilarious, and you can pretty much do anything you want. Very meta.
 
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Чудова гра. Всім варто спробувати. Це не шедевр, але викликає почуття що пограв у щось реально унікальне. Таке в мене ставалось давно.

Пограйте хоча б у демо. Дуже круто
 
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Кто это переводил на наш могучий язык? Пунктуационные ошибки - есть. Потеря смысла в диалогах - есть. По итогу весь перевод превращается в сумбур, желание понимать который не особо то и возникает.
 
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I like the Venture Bros.
 
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Buy this game, and buy it now. I just finished it and it is amazing. Easily one of the best Indie games out there. It has amazing voice acting and some very-deep takes on creating, the video game industry, and even life.

I could not recommend the game more.
 
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This game is amazing, although rather short.
The story is compelling, the gameplay is fun, the puzzles have multiple solutions.
I played the whole game including a small hunt for collectibles in 4.5 hours, which was one sitting. I rarely play that long without getting bored.

Yet, 19.99€ for 4.5 hours is... let's say not the best value in video games, if you just look at the time/price value.
If you care about the fun/price value, then I wholeheartedly recommend it.
If you have 20 bucks to spare, get this.
Or wait for a sale, both good.
 
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I really enjoyed this game. I played through it in one sitting, roughly six hours. I didn't get all the achievements, yet, but this game is a whole lot of fun. As a lover of video games and an aspiring game dev there is so much here I enjoy. I won't spoil it, but the story was great, I loved the world they built and all of the characters were interesting, engaging, and very well voice acted..

The Magic Circle was not at all what I was expecting, it was so much better!
 
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I'm one of those people who is always super suspicious when a game says it's transcending genres or a clever meta commentary or super innovative. I stand by my skepticism because The Stanley Parable and Zed were both just walking simulators and Saint's Row: Gat Out of Hell was just an even more boring version of Saint's Row 4 which was just a slightly less boring version of Saint's Row 3 and the day a FIFA game actually innovates something is the day my hair combusts. This, though? This lived up to the hype.

Yeah, yeah, I originally bought the game because Stephen Russell's in it and I'm nothing if not predictable, but unlike Underworld Ascendant this game actually had way more going for it than a beloved voice actor (several, really, since Ashly "I'm Secretly In Everything" Burch and James "Sir That's My Emotional Support Jonny Quest Parody" Urbaniak are in it too).

The gameplay really did feel innovative, especially so since it actually changed in a meaningful way as the game went on. From screwing up enemies and rebuilding them into BFFs to the actual game building at the end of the game, there was logical progression. It was very, very obvious that this was made by people with lots of ideas (compare to Bioshock Infinite, which was basically Bioshock with better graphics and a mind-numbing story and if you want you can turn it into a rail shooter).

And the story, too, was also clearly made by people with lots of ideas and a lot to say on how games are made. More than just games, really. I'm a writer, myself, and there was a lot of commentary on the "sky bastards" that were very comforting when applied toward my own art.

It was really well made, too. There were a few times where I felt like I really was breaking the game (for instance, when I somehow flung myself off a high place and landed behind an enemy in a spot it was unable to reach, where I was able to murder it easily), but it never actually broke. Well, no more than it was meant to break, anyway.
 
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That was actually quite entertaining, as long as it lasted. Completed in 3 hours, which I spend revealing the whole map, but not collecting every single thing there is. Sometimes you need to get crafty, which makes this game being worth its time.

For me it does not seem to have much to offer in a replay and it feels kinda expensive if bought outside of a sale. But the genius voice actors, who really put their effort in here, made me reconsider that.
 
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Les recomiendo mucho esté juego.

Lo mejor del juego es poder personalizar a tus aliados (tus mascotas), la voz de The Pro enamorá y lo mejor todo es tener una TORTUGA VOLADORA QUE LANZA FUEGO, eso fue lo mejor de todo el maldito juego.

Pueden hacer lo que sea en esté juego, editar a tus aliados y ponerles nombre propio. Tiene uno que recorrer todo el mundo para hacer aliados (mascotas) y así poder pasar de punto en punto.

Lo que menos me gusto de esté juego fue el momento de crear mi propio juego : eso fue lo peor de todo el juego, uno quiero jugar y no hacer eso.

9/10. Un gran juego :)
 
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It's a good game, a fun game! really. Though admittedly, it is a bit disappointing in some reguards. It emphasizes on getting pets to follow you around, sometimes a lot of them, but it doesn't really give you the opportunity to use them all that much, I’ve had two to four pets following me around the whole game, but the most enemies i ever fought at once was maybe six at best, and they did nothing because they only had fire attacks and my pets were immune to fire.

The game is also unfortunately rather short, while the story is great and the ending twist is a great surprise, it only took me about four hours to complete.

Some more in-game exploration and combat, more use out of the pets you mix and match, and a longer run time, and this game would be amazing. As it is, not sure if it was worth the twenty bucks i paid for it, fifteen maybe, but idk.

Still a fun game all in all, I’d give it a 7/10.
 
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juillet 2015
I bought this because of the description in the game store. Its described as a puzzler where you swap/change abilities in order to solve the puzzles. The issue is there are only about 3 puzzles, and each was solved in under 2 mins. As soon as you get flight and a railgun bolt them on to a monster and go for the ending. The demo sabotage and editor sections afterwards not only feel disjointed but they feel like padding that was tacked on to make the game feel longer. I finished this in 3 hours and have no desire to play it again. If I had finished in under 2 hours I would be applying for a refund as I dont feel like I got $20 value out of this.

The tools this game provides are fantastic, there is potentional here for a great game if the devs actually put some thought into level design. Ironicly this game suffers from 'too grand a view' and devs who feel the need to stamp their unique identity on it... the same things the 'in game dev' is mocked for.
 
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Phyllisophical and weird. Interesting story, about the struggels of game development, creativite and teamwork. Worth the price especially, now that it is on sale :)
 
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Charming story, interesting designs and fun overall feel. This game isn't "perfect" but it's definitely a lovely little thing to grab as soon as you see it on sale
 
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Charming and enjoyable little adventure that uses some unconventional mechanics for its puzzles.
It is rather short, the first run took me about 5 hours, and getting all the achievements would take 1 or 2 more, I reckon. Definitely worth a play, though.
 
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It's a reasonably interesting meta-game, 6 hours long. I found it a lot more interesting than A Beginner's Guide. There's not much I can tell you that you can't already see in the trailer - it's a game about picking apart a game from the inside while figuring out how its development went so wrong.
 
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The Magic Circle é o primeiro projeto da Question Games, empresa criada por Stephen Alexander e Jordan Thomas, profissionais que participaram da criação de todos os jogos da série Bioshock, até o Infinite. Além deles, faz parte do time Kain Shain, responsável pela inteligência artificial de Dishonored.

Ou seja, temos aqui caras experientes na indústria de jogos, que resolveram abandonar o desenvolvimento de jogos AAA e buscam criar outros tipos de conteúdo, no cenário independente. E devo dizer que eles começaram com o pé direito.

A primeira coisa que você faz ao entrar no jogo é entrar no jogo. Com uma bela quebra da quarta parede logo na primeira cena, seu trabalho, como jogador, é testar o título de fantasia medieval em primeira pessoa The Magic Circle, que está há 20 anos em desenvolvimento. O plano é fechar ao menos uma demo jogável para o público, que há tempos clama pela nova obra de Ishamel Gilder, desenvolvedor do projeto, e que se tornou cultuado após o sucesso de sua primeira criação, um adventure.

Não demora para você perceber que falta muito para aquilo se tornar um jogo de fato. Gráficos inacabados, gambiarras de game design e mesmo itens ausentes, não programados, são rapidamente encontrados. Tudo isso enquanto Ish vai discutindo os próximos passos do projeto com Maze Evelyn, desenvolvedora, que já está perdendo as esperanças em tudo isso, e Coda Soliz, assistente novata, que é fanática pelo trabalho de Gilder.


Pouco tempo depois, o jogo acaba. E então, ele começa de novo. Após finalizar seu trabalho, uma espécie de inteligência artificial faz você voltar para o protótipo. Essa entidade é um resquício da primeira versão de The Magic Circle, que originalmente seria um FPS no espaço. Ela clama por sua ajuda para, de dentro do próprio jogo, tentar terminá-lo. Ou então acabar com esse sofrimento de uma vez.

Nessa nova empreitada, você ganha habilidades para hackear e “quebrar” o jogo, de forma a moldá-lo de uma maneira que você consiga resolver os puzzles e concluir sua tarefa. Uma dessas formas de manipulação é a habilidade de editar NPCs. Você pode, literalmente, entrar na programação de um monstro e alterar coisas como forma de movimentação, habilidades especiais (resistência ao fogo, por exemplo), definir NPCs inimigos e aliados. Criar um cogumelo voador com um lança-chamas como aliado é uma das inúmeras possibilidades que você tem.

Durante sua jornada, você irá se deparar com os desenvolvedores (no formato de grandes olhos). Às vezes eles se dirigem a você diretamente, outras, estão falando entre si. Em ambos os casos, o jogador começa a notar como um processo de desenvolvimento tão caótico os afeta.

Lidar com outras pessoas, ideias diferentes e problemas pessoais é constante no mundo de trabalho. Não seria diferente no desenvolvimento de um jogo, algo que algumas pessoas pensam ser mágico e maravilhoso.

São nesses diálogos, aliados a outros arquivos de áudio e texto espalhados pelo mapa, que está a força de The Magic Circle. Com um humor muito bem construído, ele pode ser visto como uma crítica à indústria, na sua forma de pensar e lidar com seu público. E mesmo na resposta do público, que pode ser cruel e devastadora.

A história vai progredindo dessa maneira, pouco a pouco, lhe dando peças do que está acontecendo. Tudo isso culmina com um encerramento que não poderia ter sido executado de melhor forma. Talvez você só ache engraçado, talvez você pare para pensar um pouco como enxerga videogames. Mas tenho certeza que indiferente você não vai ficar.

A parte gráfica de The Magic Circle pode soar estranha para algum desavisado. Digo isso, pois há uma mistura de conceitos e mesmo algumas coisas fora de lugar. Mas tudo isso é proposital. A mistura de elementos e as mudanças repentinas de estilo são executadas com esmero.

A trilha sonora também é de extrema qualidade, dando o clima perfeito para todos os momentos do jogo. A dublagem também é destaque, e dá vida a todos os personagens que aparecem na trama.

Por fim, vale citar que é um jogo bem curto — mesmo enrolado em algumas partes, 4 horas foram suficientes para terminá-lo. Mas isso, nem de longe é um problema. Pelo contrário, ele tem a medida certa para contar o que precisa ser contado.

Existem colecionáveis, que são os arquivos de áudio e video que mencionei anteriormente. Explorando bem, dá para pegar a maioria, sem muitas dificuldades, já no primeiro playthrough.

Quando peguei The Magic Circle para fazer sua análise, apenas havia visto um trailer e pensado comigo mesmo, “deve ser só mais um joguinho meio pirado com algumas piadas nonsense”. Pois bem, fico feliz por ter errado, e descoberto que ele não é só isso.

The Magic Circle é um belo exercício da metalinguagem, que critica e faz piadas com a indústria de jogos tocando em pontos importantes, às vezes esquecidos: quem são as pessoas por trás dos títulos que tanto amamos? Que histórias pessoais estão por de trás da construção de novos jogos? Quais direitos nós, jogadores, temos em cima de obras de outros, se é que temos algum?

Além de um enredo muito interessante, o título traz mecânicas peculiares, que dão ao jogador uma liberdade diferente do que é comumente encontrado, abrindo possibilidades promissoras.

Talvez seu único problema seja a falta de localização para o português, o que pode afastar da obra quem não domina a língua inglesa — e para The Magic Circle, compreender a história é essencial. O jogo também possui legendas em francês, italiano, alemão e espanhol.
 
Bruce Senpai
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一款被埋没的好游戏啊,说句实话,打折的时候连OST一起只要23,足足四十八首奇幻风曲子,都值回价了
更何况游戏本身也很有意思,至少我找不到同类的游戏
简单地说,这个游戏就是:你是一个玩家,进入了一款十年前烂尾的游戏,在这个游戏里,到处都是未被完成的生物、环境,而你可以用你的力量完成它们,无论是上色还是改变生物的属性,甚至可以把所有敌人的“同盟”选项改成玩家自己,带着一大票宠物出去逛2333
在这个“烂尾”的游戏里,你会遇到三个个性各异的gm,以及他们背后的故事,最后拯救那个被困在游戏中的大叔
算是把meta和奇幻冒险很好地结合了吧
9/10(不考虑游戏时长的话)
 
Dante Z
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It's not a game, it's a meta-game. A game that simultaneously mocks and sings the praises of the gaming culture. Expect some pieces that seem buggy, but that are actually very cleverly crafted puzzles. Expect some crude graphics, which is there for a reason. There's combat, but (with the exception of one optional creature) it's neither very difficult nor real combat. And death - death is an illusion. ;)

So, really, it's not a game - it's a meta-game.
 
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Definitiv eins der besten Spiele die ich je gespielt habe. Auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert.
 
MrErdnussbier
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 janvier 2020
It's an alright game but the core mechanic isn't utilized in enough interesting ways. The story and dialogue/humor aren't as clever as they want to be.
 
Dasbooby
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What the hell did I just play?

This game is more than a game, and yet less than a game(!?) but it is definately an experience.

That said, it's too unique of a game to recommend to all players: if you're into strange indie games with the feel of portal, buy this at any price, otherwise, wait till it goes on sale and buy it then, because I still think EVERYONE should give it a shot.
 
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This game really is quite great. It has that self-aware "game within a game" aspect to it.
The puzzles take the form of "hacking" the game to be able to bypass obstacles, and to just make things work the way you want them to.
The Magic Circle has a great story to tell, and feeling like you're a part of it as you make your way through broken and unfinished (all intentional of course) you start to feel a sense of personal responsibility / ownership to see how things go.
It's a great journey, and more people should check it out!
 
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Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

I went out on a limb for this game, given its background, i trusted it. Made by the Bioshock 2 director, The Magic Circle is an open-world puzzle game that doesn't leave you out to dry like many Metroid fans would like you to think you want.

Through a series of events, you are able to manipulate items and monsters around you, and swap traits. Want a pet rock that can stab things? No prob.

This game puts YOU in control of how you want to do things, as there are an infinite number of ways to compete things. Coupled with JUST enough push in the right direction to not have you screaming "WHAT DO I DO, WHERE DO I GO?!"

I beat it in one long sitting, however there is an actual extensive THING at the end that is full of replayability (that i won't spoil for obvious reasons). This game had many surprises and even mixes up the gameplay a few times.

Was it worth the money? Absolutely. This game reminds me a lot of Tiny and Big in Grandpa's Leftovers, another shortish, but very appealing game with a unique gameplay style.

I tried not to spoil too much, so what are you waiting for? GO PLAY
 
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The Magic Circle est une merveille comme jeu indépendant

Vous jouez le héros d’un jeu de rôle. Jusqu’ici, il n’y a rien de bien exceptionnel, et pourtant. Le jeu de rôle en question n’est qu’une ébauche de jeu.

Vous pourrez interagir avec les différents monstres que vous rencontrez, rentrez dans la programmation du jeu et changer certaines caractéristiques voire compétences.

De même, vous découvrirez très vite que celui qui vous guide et aide dans le jeu est le héros d’un jeu de survie de science-fiction. Ce jeu de science-fiction a servi de base au jeu de rôle.

De temps en temps, vous pourrez voir les créateurs du jeu se disputer, certains vous aider, d’autres vous poser des pièges mais globalement, ils vous ignorent, vous n’êtes qu’un personnage de leur jeu ! Ca va être à vous de construire votre aventure, voire aussi de reconstruire certains morceaux du jeu.

Bref, c’est un jeu très surprenant, au premier abord assez décourageant mais quand on insiste un peu, une vraie merveille !

Pour lire l'ensemble de mes impressions sur The Magic Circle.[www.graal.fr]
 
Abbadon93
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 juin 2017
I've got to say, this game hit me in an odd way. It's not a very long experience, and the gameplay isn't particularly challenging. I think I counted maybe two actual puzzles in the whole game, and you as the player don't ever get directly involved in combat. So if you're looking for something with challenging or fun gameplay you might want to look elsewhere. What we're really here for is the story.
You play as a being who finds themselves in a world unfinished by its developers, and are tasked by a mysterious voice to essentially mess with their progress and find ways to screw up their game. Along the way you find little notes and audio logs attesting to a messy 20 year long development process with multiple complete restarts, and which serve to flesh out the world outside your small unfinished game. While the story is very short (I completed it in maybe four hours) it is well written, interestingly told, and overall I found it engaging and fun to participate in.
This is the kind of game for people who were fans of Home Alone. The kind of people who are willing to let gameplay take a back seat to an interesting story.
Or if you want you can pick up a monkey-dog, give it helicopter blades, and make it shoot fire.
7/10, would reccomend.
 
Psionic Force
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juin 2016
===SHORT SPOILER FREE VERSION===

Highly recommended.
Compelling story.
Interesting game mechanics.
Interesting graphics engine.
A bit unchallenging.

*Similar* vein to The Stanley Parable.
 
Poggle
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12.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 décembre 2021
Игра про то, почему она не сделана.

Я - человек, который уже дважды пытался компанией друзей создать Игру. И дважды из-за многих причин эти Игры не были сделаны, а друзья перестали общаться.
А в это время в интернете лишь куча историй о том, как, несмотря на все невзгоды, люди делали свою Игру и достигали успеха.
Я чувствовал себя одиноким.

The Magic Circle - это игра, что дала почувстствовать, что я такой неудачник не один.
Игра, что добавила сил пробовать еще.
Игра, что запала в сердце.
 
Barncat
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 octobre 2017
essentially a walking story simulator with a few neat mechanics, theming, and puzzles.
this doesn't mean that it's a bad game, this game was an enjoyable experience the whole way through.

buy during a sale though, it's not worth the full asking price.
 
expert plungophone player
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 mai 2022
Игра крайне интересная. Люблю игры, которые знают, что они игры. А когда тебе ещё позволяют её менять в процессе - просто загляденье. Недостойно забытая всеми игра. Надеюсь, найдёт свою аудиторию.
 
Chiemat
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27.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 janvier 2022
This is a brilliant tale of creation and hardship, fiction or not, it felt real and the influence you felt you had as you played was very satisfying. Beautifully crafted and super fun. 100% recommend.
 
RellKnur
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
Like Portal, It's a bit on the short side, but it's brilliantly written, and very fun to play.
 
Edrobot
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 avril 2018
非常出色的作品。本身就是一个非常有趣的meta作品,还附送一个关卡设计器,买到就是赚到 打折才一个超值午餐钱! 。
主线流程其实比较简单,不过有一些收集要素把游戏流程扩充得比较丰富了 但是有几个我感觉不可能拿到啊喂
总之,非常推荐了。

缺点的话,室内比较容易晕3D;另外,开启字幕食用效果更佳(求个汉化包了
 
Glycine
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Non recommandé
5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 septembre 2015
Was ist the Magic Circle?

The Magic Circle ist ein Spiel in welchem man einen Glitch/Hack/Exploit Spielt und die eigenschaften von Kreaturen und einigen wenigen Objekten bearbeiten kann. Das Spielprinzip und die Grafik sind einzigartig sowie auch das Spielkonzept.

Leider ist es nur sehr kurz gehalten. Wenn man das Spiel kennt kann man es innerhalb einer Stunde abschliessen. Möchte man alles erreichen hat man max 5-6h was für den originalpreis einfach viel zu wenig ist.

Daher von mir aus keine Kaufempfehlung.

Sollte das Spiel gerade zu reduziertem Preis verfügbar sein kann man es sich durchaus überlegen.
 
Apop85
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 mai 2016
A trippy experience from start to finish (or at least I ASSUME I finished things, if you play you'll see what I mean...) and certainly one of the more unconventional storylines and playstyles. Lots of neat little things to hunt down and places to check out. Vaguely Metroid/Zelda like with areas being locked off until you are clever enough to get inside (or not). Got it as part of the Humble Monthly and plays lovely on F22 (linux), cranked up the settings and was smooth as silk on my older FX quad-core and my R9-280X. I would bet that if I put it down for a month or two and came back it would be very enjoyable the second time round.
 
VincentAlpha
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3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

Early on in Magic Circle, I felt like I'd hit a wall. I kept throwing myself at the same challenge repeatedly with no more success each time. I was frustrated, fed up, falling apart.

And then it abruptly all beautifully, perfectly clicked, and I solved the puzzle and ended up with a tactic that carried into the endgame.

The story of Magic Circle is a great one - the cast tends to stereotypes, but they're smartly-written, well done, stereotypes. Everything contributes perfectly to the atmosphere, from the jarring mix of futuristic and retro-fantasy areas to the soundtrack being edited live with soft whispers from the composer. Old Pro is hilarious without turning grating. And the core gameplay is tricky at first, but once you master it, it becomes beautiful.

10/10, would send to development hell.
 
risk
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Non recommandé
2.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 avril 2017
Ce jeu est à faire juste après avoir fumé de l'herbe qui fait rire !

Points négatifs :

- Un jeu qui se veut humoristique mais qui n'est pas drôle
- Les couleurs qui piquent les yeux parfois
- On s'ennuie à chercher la suite de l'aventure
- Rapidement pénible

Points positifs :

- Original graphiquement
- Un jeu indie différent
- La bande-son

Ce puzzle game aventure narratif, à la première personne, décalé et à l'humour bien ciblé (la création d'un jeu) ne m'a pas fait rire, je l'ai trouvé très pénible et pourtant j'ai tenté de m'y accrocher mais j'ai échoué... >> 07/20

PS : Ceci n'est que mon évaluation, n'hésitez pas à regarder les multiples critiques des autres joueurs et les différentes évaluations car ce titre a reçu de nombreux avis positifs. Achetez en connaissance de cause c'est important :)

L'avis éclairé sur ce soft d'un autre joueur (Attilion) est d'ailleurs intéressant :

"Entre jeu d'exploration/aventure narratif métaconceptuel et pamphlet contre l'industrie du jeu vidéo, The Magic Circle n'est pas fait pour tout le monde, loin de là. Sans appétence pour la programmation (la progression repose sur la capacité de reconfigurer certains éléments de l'environnement) ou pour les discours militants de la part des développeurs (qui ont du subir une ou plusieurs fermetures de studios si on lit entre les lignes), difficile d'y trouver son compte.

En revanche, amateurs de masturbation intellectuelle, un jeu riche, ouvert et varié vous tend les bras. Sans réels éléments scriptés ou objectifs clairs, le jeu est assez peu linéaire et ouvert à l'expérimentation de ses mécaniques, ce qui est plutôt rafraîchissant. Donc, si vous n'êtes pas allergique au côté "indé" un peu caricatural, vous pouvez y aller les yeux fermés pour quelques heures de plaisir."
 
Wil
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 janvier 2019
After playing it through for the first time, it's a really solid game and i like it. The ability to sort of make your own "team" is a really cool way to do combat. The ending was a little boring, but the rest of it was really fun. The price of this game is a little high though, but it's still a good game. 5/7
 
Ukkri6
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13.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juillet 2015
Without a doubt, The Magic Circle is one of the greatest games in my Steam library. It runs amazingly, looks fantastic, has a brilliant story, and unique gameplay that I absolutely adore. Try the demo, and if you like it, buy the game, whatever the price, be it on sale or full retail price.
 
Justin
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 avril 2016
Play this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game! It told me to recommend it to my friends!
 
SneakyJoe.RU 🌐 #StopWar
666 produits enregistrés
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2.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2017
The story for this is just amazing... I have no words to describe it other then "Wow"
The Magic circle i reckon is one of the best games i have played. It really deserves a 10/10.

I would damn well recommend this to my friends, the game doesn't go for long. But the story is quite capturing, if you can dish out some cash. Please buy this game.
 
RoyalFreshness44
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 octobre 2018
DISCLAIMER: This is a full review review, and NOT a first impressions review

The Magic Circle is a game developed and published by Question

This game is absolutely unique. The graphics are stunning, although somewhat simple, the music is beautiful to listen to, the characters are lovable and a joy to play and tag along, the voice acting is stellar and the story is fun to listen, watch and play

My only main issue is that the game can get a bit repetitive the more you play of it mainly due to it's gameplay mechanic but overall a wonderful unique and fun game to play in it's entirety!

RECOMMENDED :)

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ThePCGamer
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9.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 mars 2019
This game was the most confusing puzzle i have ever played but the thing that redeemed it was the story, the feeling of the creator hating whats he has created just to show that the fans that loved the game have sway and that should stay that way and if they were ever to get full control they would just destroy what they loved.

Coda was the embodiment of a fan feeling like they are owed anything just because they are a #1 fan of TMC. She and other felt like that if they were to get control of TMC they would create the game even better than the OG creator did...They can't create the same *flame* that He could, This game was made by like 3 people and voices and other people that i don't remember except the coda voice actor Ashly Birch. IT to "me" is a master piece and i hope you agree.
:D
 
Rue
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juillet 2015
While the game is interresting and has good and propper points, I would advice not learning too much, or anything at all about it, if you're going to buy it.
However, I can't say for sure whether or not you should purchase it, I believe in supporting indie developers, but this game just isn't worth the asking price.
My guess is many will go to Youtube to watch a playthrough, which i can't fault. Without spoiling much i can say, the time i have on record, is the time it took me to 80%~ the game.
The game is good, but.. keep the above in mind.

The biggest hope i personally have, is they use the RPG mechanics for a bigger adventure game.
 
John Wolf
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6.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2016
Great Game! Spent over 5 hours on my first run through with out leaving my computer! I also plan to go back and find all the extras in my free time later. All in all... 10/10! Pretty good for an unfinished game.
 
Simsaru
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8.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 octobre 2016
Rating: 8/10
Overview: First Person Exploration/Puzzle

The Good:

+ The entire premise is breaking down the 4th wall between 'game' and 'player'. You play as an intern tester inside of a game stuck in development hell.

+ The gameplay is also designed around that same premise. You have the ability to hack/edit enemies, take their abilities, add them to others and turning them into your allies. Mixing and matching abilities is cool and creates a lot of different possibilities in how you approach a puzzle.

+ After completing the game I saw some videos, went online and discovered multiple ways of completing the game that I had never even though of. The fact that there are multiple ways of solving puzzles in many creative ways is really cool.

+ The game features a mish mash of different art styles to reflect the poor state of the game.


The Average:

The story/dialogue is compromised mostly of the developers arguing about what the game should be and what features should be in it. I felt the story get a bit strange given the satirical nature of the game and a lot of the humor can be hit or miss. I wasn't too fond of the characters.

Somewhat short, clocking in around 2-3 hours depending on how much you do or how fast you solve the puzzles. This can be extended by going after all the collectables.

Conclusion

A fun game about how not to make a game. I thought a lot of the ideas were very creative and the themes presented shed some light on the current state of the video game industry while never taking itself too seriously. The concept of mixing different abilities for your allies is really neat, an idea that can easily be explored in other games. A fun if not distracting game while it lasts.
 
JLP101
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10.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 avril 2016
This game was/is part of one of the latest Humble Bundles and at a first look it was one of those games which are in my library but will (probably) never be played. But then I did not know what to play this weekend and installed it - and it was really worth it!
This is actually my first review, so this fact alone might be enough to show how I enjoyed this game.

So, what do we have here? In one sentence: It's a game about fixing a game stuck in development hell for over a decade. So it's a kind of "meta game". I like meta. Whatever...
You are "The Hero" running around in an "unfinished" world and using "life force" to fix things and change the creatures in the world to your needs. The world is quite small but as open as it gets. There are several puzzles to solve and all you have for doing so is a bunch of creatures - and their abilities. You can swap around these abilities and combine them to build the "perfect" creature for solving any special puzzle.
And all this is packed in a nice story about the development cycle of said unfinished game.

It IS a really nice game. A bit short, though. As you can see I've about 10 hours on record and that was sufficient to beat the game twice (without skipping any cut scenes or dialogues) and get all achievements (including the notorious "collect all and everything" achievement). But in the end I really enjoyed it and can really recommend it. I don't know if it's worth 20 Euros, since I got it for far less, but on discount it's really worth it. And one thing I might add: I did not need to contact any devs of this game but all I read while figuring out some things showed me that they really care, keep close to the players and try to solve issues as they occur - including analysing individual save games. This - as a gamer and a software developer - I really appreciate! And this point alone may be worth the full price, just for supporting the devs.

tl;dr: 9/10 - Great gaming experience, especially for gamers from the 90's (and earlier), I think, but a bit short.
 
Sarge
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 décembre 2016
This game is the illegitimate child of game development, puzzle games, and all the meta jokes ever.

It's hilarious, it's strange, gameplay is wierdly satisfying, and it's on sale right now. Go get it.
 
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2.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 avril 2017
좋은 게임이지만...

게임 데이터를 변조해 퍼즐을 풀어나가는 컨셉의 게임으로는 가장 완벽하다고 생각함.

그리고 짧지만 강렬한 스토리, 훌륭한 자유도, 대중적인 난이도.

그러나 게임에 있는 모든 요소를 즐기기에는 굉장히 고심해야 될 것이라고 생각함.[사실 본인이 언어의 장벽에 가로막힌 탓도 있을 것임]

음 그런데.... 퍼즐 메이킹 파트는 너무 대충 만들지 않았나... 생각함.

스토리만 보고 게임 끝낼 생각이라면 플레이 타임이 '굉장히' 짧으니 그래도 조금이라도 더 해봅시다.
 
Miniberry
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 avril 2016
You should play this game if you have even a passing interest in how games get made.

Stellar voice acting (Dr Venture! Garrett from Thief!), cool art style and, most important, actually fun.
 
Naar
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7.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
This game is amazing. There is so much to do and explore. Pretty great story, fun mechanics. I say this game is worth the money, although the game is just a bit short.
 
Flour
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36.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 octobre 2015
This is one of my favorite games now. A must play for any aspiring game developer!
 
Pangamma
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7.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2016
Missed potential; original concept; short. Lots of tools, but nothing to use them on. Preparations for puzzles that don't exist.
 
The Alchemist
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6.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 février 2017
Pretty much the only time I'd recommend a game not in spite of it being unfinished, but specifically because it isn't.
 
CharmingViking
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 octobre 2017
This is great fun.

Aside from the excellent core gameplay, which has you tearing attributes and behaviours off one object and attaching it to another (remove legs and bite from monster, attach to mushroom = pet combat mushroom), The Magic Circle tells a funny, sometimes sad, always entertaining story about hubris, dreams, sheer bloody-mindedness, and videogames.

Highly reccomended.
 
The Snee
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7.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 mars 2023
I beat the story mode, and did a small amount of collectible hunting. Might be back to try and 100% it. Overall a fun game, clever. The story revolves around creating a game and seems to be made for people who have played games. Dont want to spoil anything, but if it comes on sale, grab it.
 
Chester A. Arthur
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 avril 2017
in my experience the hero lacked speed, so i ended up flying around on a max speed creature, by the time i'd defeated the first "boss" i had an army of flying mushrooms with railguns, hoping id be able to make use of my creatures, but alas the creature segment was cut short, and there was no more reason to have pets :(

a highly immersive experience though, ive enjoyed all the time i spent, but then again there wasnt much to spend time on (its short), the skeletal structure is there, but the meat (content), is lacking, and for such a good experience it needs to be expanded upon because this is a game with so much potential, unlike its couterparts, i would definatly reccomend this to any gamer, as this is the sort of game we are in dire need of

in all, my only issues are length (lack of), content (lack of) and npc (human) ai

i only wish there couldve been more to do with what was available
 
mechanikilla
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12.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 janvier 2018
Мне понравилась. Необычный геймплей, три раза меняющий форму. Как будто в разные игры играешь. Редактор уровней вообще очень удивил --- нечасто игра делает такой Inception. Не буду спойлерить лишнего.

Очень много явных рассуждений и глубоких мыслей, скрытых в обрывках разговоров и аудиозаписях, которые находишь в процессе игры. Претенциозно и скорее всего должно было быть очень захватывающе для тех, кому интересно, но меня вообще не заинтересовали все эти подковёрные игры. Запороли разработку игры, да и пёс с вами. Кто там с кем флиртовал и на кого зуб имел, неинтересно совершенно.

Скорость ходьбы очень низкая для игры с таким количеством бэктрекинга и таким нарочито плохо сделанным миром. Ладно хоть быстрая телепортация есть.

Для того, чтобы получить все ачивки, эту игру нужно пройти два раза, а replayability здесь практически на нуле. Первый акт, который вроде как пролог, вообще очень нудно проходить по второму разу. Да и по первому тоже.

Короче, спорные решения портят общее впечатление от игры, но идея мне очень понравилась. И за фишку с редактором уровней и сюжетом, с ним связанным, я прощаю почти всё.
 
hijarian
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 janvier 2019
What an awesome little game.

It starts slow, but gets beter and better.

I really recommend it for old gamers, the ones that saw their beloved franchises go worse and worse with every new sequel.

Also recommend it for those who want to be game creators or the ones that like building their own maps/stories. (you don't do a lot of this in this game, but you have a lot of "meta" insights on it.)

And lastly, I'd recommend for those who like stories, and would like to know more about the "backstage" of game creation.

Give this game a try. It's short and fun.
 
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Non recommandé
3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 juillet 2015
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The magic circle is a bit of a mixed bag for me. On one hand I love everything about it... On the other hand I feel like that the game is limited by everything about it. I loved running through and exploring the vast world set out before me... And it was beautiful. The voice actors worked well to pull me into the world and I even saw an appearance from the guy who does Rusty Venture (The Venture Bros) play the part of one of the head creator of the company, Ish.

The puzzles were interesting, although they were a bit on the simple side. The gameplay was an interesting take on the puzzle genre that had me enjoy it throughly in the start of the game. However, you find that the game is limited by what it gives you. Within a few hours of playing the game I already had most of it done and by the time I reached the end I found the "final thing" that you had to do to be a bit underwhelming. This game lacks a satisfying major confrontation and replaces it with an incredibly simple puzzle. Combine that with the fact that you only get a few hours out of the game and you get a game that would have felt right priced at 10 dollars and not 20. I don't regret buying it, I just eagerly await any additions they add to the game in the future. In the game's current state however, it doesn't have enough to justify a 20 dollar price tag.
 
Word Smith
599 produits enregistrés
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9.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
A very fun and creative game 10/10
 
HoboRockBox
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7.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 janvier 2022
One of my favorite meta games of all time. Play it.
 
Steel, my beloved
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 mars 2017
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The Magic Circle is a first-person exploration/puzzle game. It's unique to me for a few reasons:

1) The premise of the game is subverting an in-game game. But the path isn't linear or obvious - one of my favorite moments is when a character says they won't help you so you can come up with your own creative sabotage.

2) There's a pretty rich story. Sometimes it distracted from the gameplay, but the characters are strong and you get to know them well.

3) They got the talented Stephen Russell as a primary voice actor (the gravely voice in the trailer). He's a fan-favorite from Thief 1 & 2, Skyrim, Fallout 4, and others. His performance was excellent, and I found myself playing past the ending to find more of his dialgoue. Ken Levine also has a cameo role, and it's pretty cool that they got these two in the same game.

The premise and gameplay of The Magic Circle are fresh and creative. Give it a go!
 
Criscoween
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Non recommandé
3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 mai 2017
It was a fun exerience, but not a great game. It had a good story and premise, but the problem is that the main selling point of the game, mixing and matching ememy qualities, was barely used. Unless I'm missing something (which if I am please tell me because this game got pretty 4th wall breaking) the only segment were you could do what was advertised was about half of the game, which was just a short, linear segment. The rest of it was watching cutscenes and doing a short dungeon creator minigame. There's not much replayability and I'm dissapointed that I the core gameplay idea was so lacking. Buy it on sale like I did if you want a fun short story.
 
Dr. Scallywag
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 mai 2016
This game is great. il be honest its a quick game, took me 6 hours to beat. But i have to say it was a very enjoyable 6 hours. The story is great, well mostly funny, in an ironic way. It also has some really cool concepts. you get to pretty much edit the game as you wish from the inside out. really fun game, due to it beign so short maybe not worth 20$ but definitly pick it up if it goes on sale.
 
bobaboooooye
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7.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 mai 2016
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Awesome game, it's really simple but the game mechanic is fun and interestin; the story is good too!

8.5/10

-SPOILERS-

Sadly I wish it was a bit longer, but the endgame is pretty fun too.
 
VinnyMan
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 mai 2017
Funny little meta game. Not a lot of gameplay to it, but if you've ever messed around in gamemaker you'll find a neat experience. I basically played it like a Metroidvania, but there are probably some weirder solutions to everything. Ironic to say, but I would like to see a sequel that further explores the gameplay, or some voxel game that lets you mess with characters on the same level.
 
Spacesuit Spiff
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24.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 mai 2015
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I can sum up this game in one word: INSPIRING.
Ok, no, one word and one sentence: It's definitely worth your time.
 
espacio vacío
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16.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 mars 2017
- This is a demo review... not finished yet. I'll hope you will appreciate it
- Damn, you should write a better intro. Please add some context
- OK OK ... So magic circle is a game about building games in a game <infinite loop error>

<reboot>
<5%>
<25%>
<50%>
<75%>
<99%>
<99%>
<99%>

The magic circle is a game in which you play the beta tester of a game that's not finished yet. In this game you can exploit cool glitches, modify the creature troug a micro-crafting system of properties, and even create your own dungeon.

- Who said dungeon?
- Me, but no mistresses and horny demon.
- We will add them in a future DLC.
- Where was I ohh yess...

The game is a clever reflexion on game making, that breaks the frontier between devs and players. Even if it's a short game, with no replay value, it's a very fun one, so I recomend it for everyone that likes video games and that's intersted in how they are built.

- That's all? How can we sell a game this way?
- I'm writing a review, what do you expect? I'm not selling your game
- Your not! damn! I should put you on the ban list of our next AAA free key games... no info, no paper
- I'm even not a journalist, you know
- Damn indies!

So The game, which is <very> nice, has a some <NO NO A LOT> of nice surprises, like the one with the red lasers, or the one with the dungeon or the one with <SPOILER CENSORED>

- I'm censored now, how can I explain how fun this game was.
- Don't peoples should buy it
- ARggggggg.
 
Esteban Otodus
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 juin 2018
An interesting and very open ended game. While overall the game is maybe a little too vauge in what you are supposed to do the overall game is very interesting and brings up a lot of ideas that are well explored. The roll of creator in games and media in general, or the way that game creation can be viewed through many different ways. While the ideas are all interesting and the game also can be seen as an interesting way to explore those ideas the ending is lacking. The ending reframes the game in a way I maybe don't think works great but overall I still recommend the game to anyone who enjoys games about games but in a unique way.
 
Aria How
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 septembre 2017
Un jeu "meta" un peu expérimental -à la Stanley Parable- où l'on incarne un héros coincé dans un RPG qui n'est pas fini et semble loin de l'être puisque les concepteurs n'arrivent même pas à se mettre d'accord sur la couleur du ciel. Donc on est là, sans pouvoirs, les développeurs nous retirent même notre épée au début du jeu de peur qu'on saccage leur jeu. Mais un gamer coincé dans une vielle bêta intervient et nous apprend à faire des modifications dans le code ni vu ni connu, il nous apprend à "hacker" les ennemis pour s'en faire des alliés que l'on pourra ensuite modifier à volonté en leur injectant du code récupéré sur différents ennemis.

Une aventure de 4-5h que j'ai plutôt apprécié. Je ne la recommanderai pas forcément à tout le monde, il faut avoir le courage de s'aventurer sur les territoires un peu extrêmes, mais ca aura été une expérience intéressante, drôle et qui permet d'explorer l'envers du décor. Ca peut aider d'avoir ouvert un éditeur de niveau une fois dans sa vie, et encore, c'est loin d'être obligatoire, l'interface étant très user-friendly.
 
Anark
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2.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 novembre 2017
simply great: a humorous game that lets you (at least after the start) lots of liberties how to "solve" the problems
 
Masterofkaputnik
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 avril 2016
Flying rocks will soon become your friends.
 
Thoreaufare
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 février 2016
8/10 ship it.
 
Nyxolas Cage
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2017
Cool game, alike to other meta commentary games
 
esengie
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22.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 décembre 2018
This game handles the satire of unfinished games trapped in development hell really well. The best part is having your own army of monsters to fight other monsters and explore places.
 
Convenient Spider
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 février 2021
The concepts this game presents are like none I've seen in another game. Lots of fourth wall breaking and tells a good story. The main complaint with this game is that it is extremely short, so perhaps get in a sale. Well worth your time even if just for being different. Wish there was a sequel that built further on the mechanics and was longer, as the developer could make a true masterpiece.
 
Dr. Grubbington
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 mars 2018
This is an absolute gem! From the mechanics to the visual art style, I loved every minute of this game. From being able to give a teleporter legs to making a flying baby that shoots flames, I can't get enough. The art is beautiful, abstract and fit for this title. I really hope that the audio is a glimpse of what the dev team is like. The only downside I can find is that I want more and there is none.

Please, try this bad boy out!
 
Undeadly
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 décembre 2022
Fantastic story game. I'm aspiring to be a game development and this had some really humbling ideas of game development. Especially on completion. Progress is better than perfection.

9 forest orgies out of 10
 
F00dstamp
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Non recommandé
6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 janvier 2016
I really wanted to like this game. I love puzzle games, enjoy "meta" themes, and appreicate novel ideas. But this game just fell short. If you play games primarily for the story (Dear Esther, Gone Home, etc.) then you might like this. But I wanted a puzzle game and the puzzles in this game were just far too simple. It never felt rewarding to solve one.

This game description calls it a puzzle game, but it's actually tagged as an "action" and "strategy" game. It falls even shorter in these categories. There was never a challenging opponent as your pets make short work of anything you encourter. You don't ever strategize your encouters, you just run in click a waypoint for attacking. You upgrade the stats of your pets but I never once found his necessary.

I know many of the reviews talk about how good the story is, but I just did not find it that entertaining. I follow some webcomics like Penny Arcade, but do not consider myself some sort of insider. With that said, I felt like most of the reviews are too quick to give credit to a story that itself was about making a video game. There were a few good jokes, but the topic was far to unimportant for the intense emotion these characters were demonstrating.
 
Kadabra911
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10.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juin 2016
The Magic Circle is a story driven game, but it has a very unique aspect through which you control the world. This led to me taming as many entities as I could even if they were just insignificant rocks or mushrooms. The gameplay was so enthralling that I found myself starting this game up every time I loaded my steam. While the story isn't exactly a long one, I enjoyed the journey for what it was worth. Not sure if everyone did, but by the end I came to really dislike Star Father. Listening to him talk just irked my soul which made the end that much more satisfying. This is definitely a game to remember.
 
Mistah J
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7.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 mai 2015
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Apart from The occasional spelling error within the text I thoroughly enjoyed it. There were times when I didn't know where to go or what to do especially nearing the end but I worked it out. I loved the cast of characters, the world, all the gameplay mechanics. Being someone who took games design and enjoys creating things like maps in the source SDK it did feel like a purposely WIP game within a WIP game. Coulda done with some more Dev textures but that's just me.

I particularly enjoyed obtaining my own small army of various enemies and creatures each having their own set abilities. (I had a shielder Howler, a fire howler, a flying robot rail gun, a grounded robot with fire abilities and a bunch of small hivers.) If you like messing about with different combinations of abilities and powers to create unique creatures to help with combat or puzzles get this. If you're a game dev get this too because you're going to know more about this than your casual gamers.

Also the story is really good too so yeah, open up that wallet.

I'd recommend this to anyone and I also recommend you don't look up any gameplay or walkthroughs... because at the time of writing there aren't any walkthroughs.
 
Kev Dee
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 aout 2017
Шикарно поданная история про важность завершения дел, за которые ты взялся. 10 Огнедышаших грибов с вертолетными винтами из 10
 
SenselessMechanism
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9.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 juillet 2023
cool hacker
 
Bucket Of "Milk"
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 juillet 2023
While the game can be simplistic and a tiny bit slow at parts, it gives the vibe of old school games from back in the day. It genuinely gives insights into a different time with the story. It didn't go where I thought it would at all. I didn't have any prior knowledge going in, and that really really helped. This has been on my list for ages and I can't recommend it enough.
 
Jet_Set_Skater
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10.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 avril 2023
The Magic Circle is a pretty unique game about the development of games, which I think it does a good job at showing how it can be. The game in itself has original mechanichs and an unusual artstyle I quite like, I won't say much as not to spoil it, but a great game overall.
 
Error of Society
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 septembre 2021
замечательная игра. тут не столько даже про сюжет, сколько про идею и неоднозначность любого мнения.
тут нет плохих персонажей и нет хороших, они просто живые. 5 часов на прохождение вот вообще не жалко.
наверное попозже перепройду.
Если вы за экшеном - вам не сюда.
если за подумать, побродить под хороший саунд, почитать заметки, послушать записи - вы там где нужно.
 
Людоед
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 février 2021
I got to admit that this is a really boring game. Don't get me wrong i liked it hence the positive but the gameplay is horrid. But i liked the little nuances encountered in the game. Ending sequence was great, it was the point where the game deserved a positive review.
 
Crodax
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25.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 mai 2019
It's just, an amazing game overall. It's something that everyone should play at some point if they are thinking about making games, enjoy playing game, or just want to be a good person. I recommend this to basically everyone who asks what I play. Let me be more specific: this game rocks in a lot of ways. It is pretty decently open world for the most part, and its part puzzle solving, part platformer, part awesome meta experience. 10/10, would highly recommend.
 
Bensho
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23.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 aout 2018
love it i wish there was more like this
 
Larze
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 janvier 2018
Odd but very intersting game experience. Kinda like Stanley Parable + Puzzles + more of a story to tell.
 
dorioo
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7.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 novembre 2017
Loved this for a nice quick, interesting game experience.
 
svenpepper
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12.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 novembre 2017
"It's not just a game anymore!"

Great story!!!!
 
Prober
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2.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 mai 2017
While game was somewhat short for me, I did enjoy the flow, the story and all the parts together.
Also I think 20 years is too long to wait for a game. What was he making, a Halflife 3?
 
Traksimuss
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 juillet 2018
A ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains, mais à tester pour sa direction artistique et son humour vraiment décalé. Des développeurs n'ont pas fini leur jeu et vous allez réussir à le modifier comme les ennemis et tout ce qui s'ensuit pour en faire vos alliés, résoudre certains puzzles plutôt simples et bien d'autres subtilités. C'est un OVNI que je ne peux conseiller qu'aux joueurs en quêtes d'expériences rafraîchissantes et vraiment unique. Une très bonne surprise personnelle.
 
LudoPro
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30.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 février 2018
this game is honestly amazing
the tone is cool
the grey terrain would get boring pretty quickly, but before it really gets the chance to it shows you something else.
the gameplay sees you modifying creatures to solve puzzles with a straightforward interface
the game does get slow at times, while you try to figure things out
there isn't much variety in the music, but it never really gets old.
the story goes into some meta stuff about game development, and the voice acting makes the characters all feel completely genuine.

It's not perfect, but I'd love to play something like this again.
I'll call it 9/10, but you can play it for yourself and refund it if you aren't satisfied. I didn't refund it.
 
mommy
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8.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 janvier 2018
FPS Puzzle Spiel.
Mischung aus The Stanley Parable (vom Setting her) und Hach 'N' Slash (von den Rätseln her).
Sehr gute (360) Controller Unterstützung.
Keine Skill basierten Kämpfe. Kein Hochleveln. Keine prozeduralen Levels. Kein Fail State.
Sehr spassig und abechslungsreich.
Nicht zu schwierige und angenehme Rätsel. Nicht zu lange.
Wer mal was anderes sucht wird hier gut bedient.
 
Spielosoph
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 janvier 2018
The magic circle, a game that starts out with some cool visuals and a few story elements but slowly and safely introduces you to the games core mechanic, editing creatures. I really enjoyed my time with this short and sweet experience and I'd definetely recommend that you pick it up during a sale, 20€ is a little much to ask for such a short game imo.
 
Ullmano
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12.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2017
Es un juego ♥♥♥ un enfoque muy original sobre como se desarrolla un juego y sobre como hay que jugar un juego, me parece una maravilla, si bien los graficos del mundo normal no son "my cup of tea", me parecen originales si bien llegan a ser algo... repetitivos? aun asi, me parece un juego muy mimado y que merece la pena.
 
Efrenmanuel
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3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 novembre 2016
It's a very strange game with many difrent wats to play it.
 
IZY2091
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17.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juin 2016
This is one heck of an experience...
 
ChuggaLuggs
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2017
This is a first-person puzzle game, but one where the solutions require you to hack the game. You can take qualities (type of attack, special powers, even forms of movement) from one thing in the game and put them into another. Being creative doing that is the heart of the game, allowing you to beat unbeatable enemies.

There's a fun story involved, too, and a great voice actor (made me feel like I was playing Thief 1 all over again!). Highly recommended if you like quirky, offbeat games.
 
jshaffstall
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 décembre 2016
The most densely packed and layered gaming experience I've had in years. It's short, it's small, and there's so much there to dig up. Plus it's one giant meta cluster bomb for the entire gaming experience, both creating and playing. If you ever followed the nitty gritty of game creation, or were ever way too much of a fan investing too much of yourself in a game, then this product will speak to you on a deeper level. really, there's simply nothing else out there like this.
 
Kyote
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8.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 septembre 2016
Amazing game, never played anything like this.
You play as a sort of "virus" hero that explores an unfinished game. As you learn new mechanics and new ways to change your minions you'll start to have access to new zones in the map.
Really fun to play and really hard to explain to someone else what it is about xD.
8/10- Awesome.
 
DefiledCorpse
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9.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 juillet 2016
TMC is an amazing game. For anyone who enjoyed the level design, mechanics, puzzles, humor and overall style of Portal, I would recommend TMC as a being in a similar vein without being a ripoff. If you ever dreamt of having such an experience in an open-world game where you can do things in whatever order you want and use everything you found solving one puzzle to deal with any of the others, your oddly specific tastes can finally be satisfied. It offers the same feeling of joy when you manage to overcome a difficult puzzle. If you enjoy commentary on the games industry or a heroic tale of someone struggling against a system that is less repressive than crushingly inefficient, you will also find something to enjoy in TMC. Great fun, all in all.
 
chesscougar736
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 avril 2016
A unique gaming experience and an indie gem. The basic premise is playing as a program finishing an unfinished game by messing with the code of the inhabitants and world. All against the backdrop of feuding developers who have differing motivations for the final product (or lack thereof). The characters are voiced well and the setting is an interesting mixture of themes. There's a lot of room for creativity on how to navigate the world and the ending sequence responds to said creativity in a unique way. The overall game is fairly short (a little over two hours at a leisurely pace), but there really is nothing else like it in the market. Another game you treat more as an experience for what it brings to the table, but it's one great experience.
 
Ehn Jee
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17.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juin 2016
Непередаваемая атмосфера, нотки стёба и собачка Пикачу.
Игра с первых минут уже кажется весьма необычной. Она... не завершена. Да, именно так. И именно тебе, о беспомощный (правда?) герой, предстоит её взломать. Затягивает по уши и надолго – немного головоломок имеется (для прохождения основного сюжета), но для полного прохождения придётся побегать и поискать.

Плюсы:
+Зверушки с забавным внешним видом, изменяемыми именами и моделями поведения.
+Необычное для меня графическое решение.
+ Мольбы Иша в конце E4.
+Летающий ребёнок, стреляющий лазером (как альтернатива, бегающий с топором), хе-хе.
+Некоторый простор для собственного воображения.
+Довольно забавный сюжет.

Минусы:
-Довольно сложно... нет даже не сложно, а долго собирать 81 местного моба (а под конец немного надоедает вылизывать каждый уголок карты в поисках последних двух затерявшихся мобов).
-Некоторые достижения были получены мной случайно, насчёт других были догадки, но достижение «Культурный коллега» было слишком сложно для моего понимания. Как по мне, не для всех людей оно. Признаюсь, смотрел гайд, чтобы понять, как его получить. Оказалось, не зря, ибо ни за что бы не догадался.

Игру однозначно рекомендую. Если соберётесь заполучить все достижения, она займёт вас на достаточно немалый промежуток времени.
 
モーニンググローリー
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juin 2016
It's hard to describe all the things this game does right without spoiling why the game is so good. It's definitely one of those games where going in blind creates the better experience.

Overall fantastic game that delivers on all fronts. An interesting story, well thought out mechanics, a unique presentation, and a satiric take on the development of a fantasy video game all come together to make a memorable "must-play" for those who enjoy trying new things.
 
Happy New Upa123
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2.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 avril 2016
Great game

Got it from a humble bundle and honestly never expected to play it, let alone enjoy it. I felt immersed every second of play. Felt like it had an interesting storyline which kept me captivated and interested to say the least.

I think it is worth the price, but that said, i dont think it has much replayability, so to speak.

8/10
 
Eyepop_428
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 avril 2016
Found this game in my steam library today, and boy am I glad I did. The story behind the game is compeling, and confusing, and just rich enough to make you want to continue to want to find more and more, but at the same time, doesn't make you overwhelmed to the point of googling about what is going on, ike some other story games tend to do sometimes. The puzzles are simple enough, and don't take too much thought to get through, but the story drives you to want to complete each one, to find that next bit of story you've been wanting. This is a cheap pick up if you wait for a sale, and doesn't eat too much time. Very replayable, just not back to back. I see myself playing this again very soon.

Scores: Out of 10
Story- 8,
Gameplay- 6,
Graphics- 7,
Replayability- 5,
Overall- 8
 
Shai
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2.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 avril 2016
A piece of art
 
DarkZone
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6.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 février 2016
Very fun, hilarious, and one of the coolest endings I've experienced. There's some fun stuff to do after beating the story, too.

Short, but worth it for an experience that isn't in other games.
 
Happa
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
遊戲概念相當有趣 可惜遊戲時數太短了 7/10
 
windthunder310
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13.2 h en tout
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my only issue with this otherwise perfect game is the fact that they didn't expand too much on the monster editing system, I still love it to death though, great concept and story
 
The Wizard
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10.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 février 2022
Pretty good satire of the crowdfunding bubble of the mid 2010s
 
BlueFire
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 octobre 2023
time well spent on an excellent parable
5 hours gameplay at $30AUD
 
Biggie Souls
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4.2 h en tout
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It's a great game. I love the story, and since it's been a while since i played the game I can tell you that it's memorable.

The mechanics don't really do anything to further the story in my opinion, but they are fun nonetheless.

It's a short game, but i think thats for the better. Had it been longer i'm afraid that the mechanics would have dragged down the game, since they don't really evolve much.

All in all it's a fun game with an interesting and unique story.
 
BottomDad
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 février 2017
In the same vein as the Stanley Parable, The Magic Circle is a cool "self aware" game. I am not going to give any of the cool stuff that goes on in it away, but just know that this game is well worth your time. Very unique experience, which will make you appreciate the hard work that game developers do.
 
Strategyking
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1.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 mars 2016
게임속에서 버그가 되어 게임을 파괴(망가혼돈)할수있습니다

그런건 둘째치고 생각보다 언어의 장벽이 의외로 높습니다. 게임을 진행하려면 내 능력을 조합하여 길을 만들어야 하는데, 이부분이 생각보다......음.....어려워요

그 외 숨겨진 장소로 들어가서 능력을 얻지만, 다시 빠져나오지 못해 능력을 잃고 눈물을 머금고 체크포인트로 돌아오기도 합니다 T^T

 
Fred
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6.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 février 2019
игра отличная, проходится за вечер.
 
moonsama
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0.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 janvier 2020
Был ли этот обзор полезен?
 
RеtdXy
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12.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 juillet 2016
Very interesting game, the story is very involving and keeps drawing you in. If you like games that eviscerate the 4th wall and are story and discovery centered, this is the game for you.
 
Penrose42
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2.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 décembre 2019
It's strange that I found this game from a positive Jim Sterling video, because it's about how asset flips are better than development hellspawn. It's also strange that it's neither an asset flip nor a development hellspawn.
 
Vicious Beast
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16.8 h en tout
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Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

In this game you can:

Sabotage a game conference demo

Edit creature/object properties

Make a dog fly

Turn an adorable infant into Flying Demon Baby (complete with helicopter blades)

Enjoy a brilliant, hilarious satire about the game industry

Have fun with a genuinely good game

Buy It!
 
Kafka Samsa
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 septembre 2016
We've been getting a lot of 4th wall-breaking meta games lately, to the point it became a boring gimmick. The Magic Circle transcends the self-masturbatory premise and actually say some things about the game industry, about us as players, about our relationship with game developers and, finally, it says a lot about games as a medium.

 
Hreter
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 décembre 2016
Original and fun. Very inspired by Portal with an enjoyable narrative. Switches things up and lots to find if you want to really dig into it. A fun game to play through in one sitting, and feels pretty free even though you're following a storyline.
 
PurpleBananana
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 décembre 2017
I'm surprised that the first time I heard about this game was from going through the back catalog of a video game podcast. Maybe it didn't really get talked about or maybe I just missed all of it, but regardless, The Magic Circle is a very fun time.

I won't go too hard into a plot synopsis, that info is available plenty of places if you want it. It's a commentary on game design and development that I think works in multiple ways and is told with a very dry humor that I really enjoyed.

The overall look of the game is very appealing, sort of comic-booky with splashes of color that really stand out. The voice acting is excellent - I was pretty jazzed to hear Rusty Venture. The gameplay is really excellent - you can't really do anything yourself, you have to freeze and edit enemies so that they become your allies instead of fighting you, and you can also take their abilities (down to fighting and walking) and give them to other creatures. I did find that the puzzles in the game didn't really match the complexity of such a powerful tool - there's pretty much only three creatures in the game that have abilities I'd say you need, and you might be able to work around two of those; in addition there are creature upgrades you can find but I never used any of them or felt like anything would have been significantly easier with them.

When you're given the chance to design your own level and are given more resources based on how well you explored the overworld, I thought that was actually a lot more fun than I expected, and I had a really good time listening to a couple of the characters play through it and comment on how it was put together.

Overall, don't miss this one.
 
14billionyears
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7.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 octobre 2017
Very interesting game. I allowed myself to get sucked into it when I first started, and I found it to be a great adventure full of creativity.

However, the replay value is low, in my opinion. I'm tired of the plot and gameplay, but that doesn't mean that it wasn't a fantastic experience the first time through.
 
Punished JBP
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 novembre 2016
This game is extremely engaging and perfectly captures the feel of playing within a partially created and cobbled together series of worlds. It has more narrative and raises more interesting questions than similar games (like The Beginner's Guide) and has some really interesting game play mechanics. It isn't perfect but it is really fun.
 
cloud1900
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9.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 juillet 2016
Holy crap. This game is good in so many different ways. And they all work so well together. And illustrate the game making process on so many different levels and from so many different angles.
I think this will now be the first thing I recommend when people start talking about friends or children of theirs who want to "be game designers".

It's really hard to describe why I enjoyed it so much in (a reasonable number of) words, especially without spoilers. It's a game where you control a "playtester" in a highly unfinished and disfunctional game, and you can exploit the game and manipulate various creatures' parameters to achieve your goal. Then, for the second part of the game, you actually get to create your own levels in a rudimentary but fun editor, using a very similar interface to the one you learned in the first part, and then an automatic 'player' goes through your level, comments on it as they play, and gives specific quantitative feedback on how fun it is. This is surprisingly fun, and probably actually teaches decent level design!

What I'm really stuggling to get across is how well-done all of this is, how well the story and the mechanics and the 'unfinished' world are sold and how well they all fit together.
 
yanamal
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 avril 2016
I really enjoyed this game, It is clearly a passion project, the forums are filled with the game developers, reaching out- and trying to troubleshoot any bugs that pop up. For the small, and the strange; it is this commitment to their fanbase that makes their game so vivid, walking around the content of the game- a small tale about a player character, who tries to make sense out of incomplete and abandoned landscapes- This is the sort of game, that's story is so robust, it can handle a couple moderate bugs, without negatively impacting the playthrough.

The voice acting is so adeptly done that even minor artifacts, of some prattling old man dreaming ambitiously of a dark fantasy vibrate with life, The visuals are stunning, the color scheme ingenius, and only visible in a small circle around the player character. What looks like a river of water- may not reveal itself as lava until you've already jumped in.

This game, like a good book; ends a thousand pages before it could, leaving the player mystified and wanting more.
 
elleody
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7.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 avril 2016
This is a game where you are meant to cheat. Go explore the world to find your own way to take down the Sky B.
 
Xuda
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0.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2017
有谁能告诉我怎么把字幕调出来吗?我觉得看着英语字幕我还能理解这游戏在说什么,但只能听语音。。。我要吐血了
 
NiaioEbit
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 septembre 2016
Очень интересно, перевод бы еще на русском, а так красивый 'фильм'
 
Negash
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 septembre 2016
<Placeholder review>
Стим куда-то спрятал мой недописанный обзор, так что ограничусь никому не интересным пальцем вверх.
 
udginvr
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 avril 2016
Takhle originální dobrodružství už jsem dlouho nezažil. Skvěle jsem se bavil! Volný herní styl, spousta možností, jak řešit problémy a nakonec mě zaskočilo finále i s celkovou myšlenkou . Starý zkušený hráč, který už nedoufal v něco, co by ho překvapilo po stránce svěžího zážitku, se cítí zaskočen. :-)
 
Kverulant
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 novembre 2023
This game really surprised me. Im definitely going to do a completionist playthrough. It is such a fun concept, and the narrative is fun and wacky, will a real twist to it that gives you some insight to the struggles of game development. Just buy this, its really good.
 
Anger Father
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13.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juillet 2021
Short and fun game with a very interesting concept. Editing creatures by giving and taking attributes from others to solve puzzles in an intentionally unfinished game world is pretty neat. It's pretty meta, and I like that
 
oatmeal
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 octobre 2017
I don't really like the creature art (especially the howlers) and dislike one of the main voices (who calls you boss), but I like most of the rest of this game.

Some of the commentary on game development is too in your face and unsubtle (the bad voice), but the scenes between the developers and the change logs are great. Short play (4 hours) and interesting but underused combat system.

A friend gave me his copy from a bundle.
 
idbrii
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 mai 2016
If I was a magazine, I'd give them a sticker for their boxes

"This game is so broken that you can't help but keep playing. 15/9" -Overexpensive Glossy, March 2029


This game is the digital lovechild of that one summer night when Satire and Gameplay got drunk and hooked up for a night of unbridled passion. No one is sure who the mom is, but who cares. There will always be Paris...right?

Can't tell too much about this game, without going into spoiler territory. However, I can reveal that it looks gorgeous, plays smoothely and will offer a sureal experience.
I played it in one go, from start to end. You should too, get in crunch time and finish that game.
 
Sqarak
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 mai 2016
The movements were janky to me. Editing creatures always messed with my angle so I would have to readjust every time. Long loading times. But I still enjoyed the world of the magic circle.

Editing creatures/objects was a fun idea, but strangely felt I wasn't doing much with the game. There aren't that many enemies/puzzles. The puzzles aren't challenging and the enemies aren't much of a threat. so maybe thats why these powers didn't impress me. For me, this game is more about exploring, with minor obstacles in the way. Voice actors were great. Story was okay. Loved the Scenes where you had to sit and watch.

I don't think I would have been happy if I paid the $20 price tag.
 
Charmin Quilted ULTRA
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23.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juillet 2016
作者脑洞太大,游戏体验远超预期

10/10
 
superpigsam
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 mai 2016
harika bir oyun yarım kalmiş buglu oyunu düzelterek ilerliyoruz
 
LoqqaL
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 juin 2016
10/10, interesting characters and story, forth wall jokes, interesting mechanics and amazing trippy visuals. Recommend to everyone.
 
Human Bean
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7.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 juin 2022
This game is amazing.
 
Apekiller
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8.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 janvier 2017
Одна из лучших игр 2015 года. Интересная, крайне необчыная, с отличным и необычным сюжетом, и большим количеством юмора относительно разработки видеоигр и индустрии в целом.
 
NIKENIT
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12.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 septembre 2017
Bought it on a lark and it totally caught me by surprise.

There's not much one can explain or elaborate on without getting into spoiler territory.

The simplest way to explain the game is to simply state that it is an extension of yourself.

If you enjoy puzzle FPS games a la Portal with strong voice actors and an engaging user experience then pick up The Magic Circle.
 
Sir Pencil
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 juillet 2021
This game Is a must if you Like Meta games or like critique of the gaming industry.

The end of the game got me hard in the feels when all the pieces together.


Not many story games have made me smile like I did when playing this.
 
live4life | bazaar.tf
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 septembre 2017
A very meta rapid little romp in a game where you, as a character, rebel against the devs.
And if you couldn't tell from the trailers, voice-acting is top notch. A1.

It takes about 4 hours to play this game from start to finish, and frankly? Just the right amount of time.
And though a bit small and short and making you want more, it's ending on a very high note, praise-worthy of all positive comments.
 
Gunpuppy
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2.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 septembre 2017
Was an amazing game, a nice story and was entertaning, It did have a bit of a slow point part of the way through but overall it was great 9/10
 
NeonGoo
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17.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juillet 2019
一个黑色喜剧

推荐给热爱电子游戏的人

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在audio可以打开字幕
 
守破烂的
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 mars 2016
Este juego es genial por dios jaja recomendadisimo

Totalmente rejugable y ♥♥♥ diferentes walkthroughs
Cliches de la industria gamer, puzzles y risas garantizadas
 
『Minami-san』
985 produits enregistrés
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 décembre 2022
An interesting puzzle game with an interesting insight into the current Videogames industry.
 
Astral
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 décembre 2022
Find rat, rat become friend, proceed to give rat friend a railgun.
10/10
Quite fun, if you ignore the lack of a sprint button.
 
Orokit
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 octobre 2022
gives me faith in games. no game has drawn me into its world like this before.
 
Sosa7000
101 produits enregistrés
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 juillet 2021
10 outa 10
 
Kishin
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8.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 juillet 2016
Что ж.... это было... безумно круто. 10 глитчей из 10. Мне очень жаль мои глаза но эта игра того стоила.
 
Azazel
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 novembre 2023
Очень необычная концепция с точки зрения геймплея, которая по мере прохождения эволюционирует и превращается во что-то новое. Интересный сюжет, шикарно озвученные диалоги.
Крайне рекомендую взять эту игру и пройти до конца, она проходится за пару-тройку вечеров, но надолго остается в голове и наводит на разные мысли.
 
Bubblec0re
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7.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 décembre 2023
This was an absolute blast. Only thing that irked me was that I couldn't find an option to globally (de)activate allies following the player, which would have a really helpful feature especially towards the end. Artstyle(s), themes, vibes, characters and gameplay are all stellar and the way the story is told only gets more captivating and experimental the further in you get.
 
bowtothesharks
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
ЛУЧШАЯ ИГРА, ЛОМАЮЩАЯ 4 СТЕНУ ПОСЛЕ ПРИТЧИ О СТЭНЛИ!!!!!
 
FFomAA
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 mai 2019
Came for James Urbaniak, stayed for the meta weirdness
 
Sereri
744 produits enregistrés
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12.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2020
Siga a minha página de curador da Steam, Honest Opinion: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38350841/

Definitivamente é um jogo diferente de qualquer um que eu já vi. Neste jogo de aventura, somos o protagonista de um jogo inacabado e que, por conta de diversas brigas entre os desenvolvedores, nunca será finalizado. Então, cabe à nós hackear o jogo, alterar as propriedades de certas coisas ao nosso redor e derrotar alguns monstros para podermos tomar posse do jogo e terminarmos ele.

Quando eu digo que podemos alterar as propriedades de certas coisas ao nosso redor, é por podermos acessar certas características daquele objeto para dar à ele atributos roubados de outras coisas ou encontrados no mapa, como a habilidade de voar, andar, soltar fogo, voar, planar e etc. Claro que somos limitados pelas opções do jogo, porém isso já nos dá diversas formas de progredir o jogo.

A jogatina tem um bom tamanho, principalmente da primeira vez que for jogar, e suas conquistas são boas de completar e não é difícil platinar o jogo.

Com certeza é um jogo também com um fator de rejogabilidade interessante, eu já zerei este jogo 3 vezes por exemplo, tendo 2 anos de diferença entre a primeira e a segunda. Mesmo esta segunda vez que eu zerei sendo apenas para coletar as conquistas que faltavam, ainda assim eu percebi diversos detalhes que havia perdido da primeira vez que zerei.

Por fim, com certeza recomendo este jogo para quem gosta de jogos de aventura.
 
Caputino
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1.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 avril 2016
Suprisingly good game with lots of unique features. Graphics could be better.
8/10
 
Kaamalauppias
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Non recommandé
3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 octobre 2016
Regardless of how great this game was, the actual content only lasted me around three hours, which is quite dissapointing for a 20$ title. Wait for it to go on sale.
 
Rachel
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 janvier 2020
one of the many marvelous games brought to my attention by errant signal. thematically its very ambitious, and maybe stretches beyond its grasp (i'd have liked to see maybe fewer themes but more thoroughly explored) but it gets two things so unbelievably right that its kinda astounding: firstly how it humanizes developers and the development process, and second how it creates an infectious sense of creativity that the final message from old pro especially leaves in my mind...it seems petty to point out rough edges when there simply arent enough games this tirelessly passionate and dedicated to being their own thing
 
Miniike
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 février 2017
想法很不错,不过玩法还是有些单调了,meta的成分也比较弱
 
mOuSer
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8.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 avril 2017
This is a sandbox/ open world game that parodies game development, with interesting mechanics - like being able to change the stats of your allies - , 2 clashing aesthetics and a humorous story. I haven't experienced any significant pacing issues with this game.
I usually dislike open-world, but this is fun.

Also you can have a mushroom pet in this game.
 
Jack O'Neill
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7.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 avril 2017
It took me a little bit to get into the groove of what I was supposed to be doing, but once I did I really enjoyed myself exploring and seeing what I could do/where I could get to. Still hunting down logs and such. The story is entertaining and the voice work is top notch.

I got the game on sale, but it's totally worth the full price.
 
Yirggzmb
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 mars 2018
Hi there! If you're reading this, chances are you may be on the fence for this game. I would like to open this review with saying if you don't like "Walking Simulators" or games where you have to get pretty creative to solve puzzles, this might not be for you. The review below does contain spoilers.

I'm a terrible puzzle player person, but I still love them all the same (Portal is one of my favorite series of all time, too). I did a Let's Play on my YouTube channel, which you can freely check out below. If not, then I will tell you my opinions!

Vidéo YouTube™: Interactive Development Hell | The Magic Circle - Part 1 
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It's time to play a game that isn't yet finished and seems to be stuck in development! Can we defeat the evil god!? Enjoyed the video? Why not leave a like! It really helps!



My Thoughts

This game is a wonderful delight and takes the concept of a 20 year old stuck-in-development hell game and being the entity that tries to finish it/force it to release.

Plot
You, The Player, go through various unfinished areas and even through bits of the original sci-fi concept in order to fix what was broken and try to get the Sky Bastard and "ghost them" (kill them in game). That is the ultimate goal. The next bit is a spoiler of sorts. Once you're able to do this, you assume control of the Sky Bastard's program and are able to infiltrate E4 where The Magic Circle will have a public demo. It's up to you and your friend, Old Pro (protagonist from the original concept), to sabotage the demo and try to force the creator to open the game up to the fans so they can finish it.
This doesn't go too well, as it eventually leads to a near server wide crash where you and Old Pro have to escape to the Main Menu so you have some moderately decent FPS. Then you must make your "game" (which is a 10 tile level with limited Life, which seems to be increased if you spent your time trying to find every collectible which I did not do). You need to make a game (dubbed Episode 1) that Old Pro is not bored of but can also beat it. He scores it at the end, then you decide to ship it. Your concept wins, gets released and then you get to experience the life of a Project Leader! Woo! Old Pro is happy, too!
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Some Review Scores

Section
Score
Graphics
85/100
Sound
80/100
Level Design
90/100
 
Neo Tanner
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 juin 2018
Regardless of who you are, the magic circle is a genius game that makes you feel smart playing. This gameis best played blind, and is super fun.
 
TimeBomb!
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 septembre 2015
Welp. That was.. totally different type of game. It leads you.. No, it makes YOU lead it with zour Heart and Mind. With passion, humor and a SOUL.
Good New experience. 10/10.
 
Marinion
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 avril 2016
Got this as a gift, had never heard of it, glad I tried it.

Great example of games as art imo, tons of freedom in how you go about dealing with the situation you are in. By no means a heard game, nor long, but between the interesting story and voice acting, fun interesting way of dealing with combat and death, and differences in the way you play once you get to the end game, I loved this game. Definitely need to get back on this to get everything I missed.
 
DarkAlkaiser
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 avril 2016
Imagine the movie "Tron," except that instead of existing inside a functional program, you're stuck inside the half-finished demo code for a Richard Garriott boondoggle that's been in development hell for well over a decade.
 
Nameless Pete
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11.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 novembre 2017
A nice little game that delves into what goes into making a studio videogame. Quite a bit meta, it features a really nice set of mechanics that allows you to mix and match creatures, abilities and other properties to create your own solutions to reach the end of the game.
 
edubx
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12.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
Good game, with a narrative reflecting current game development.


The game puts you into the perspective of ... someone (a playtester?) testing a game that's been in development hell for twenty years. It's not even close to alpha, with constant re-writes of the celebrity lead game designer.

But something that grew and became smarter within the game code throughout the years wants out, and it enlists your help in an attempt to wrestle the game free of the incompetent development team and bring it to life.


Gameplay-wise this is divided into two acts with several more or less interactive cutscenes in between.

The first act is mainly a puzzle game. Main mechanics are 'ghosting' (the ability to be recognized as 'dead' by the game engine, thus not harmed by 'live' gameplay elements, as well as able to interact only with other 'dead' elements) and 'editing'. Editing allows you to capture monsters in the game and switch their allegiances and powers, which allows you to collect a group of guards ans assassins able to interact with the game world in ways you cannot.
The creature powers and the puzzles are creative and sometimes well hidden, allowing for some headscratching and creative try-and-possibly-miss approaches. You can beat this part with only exploring and solving some of these puzzles, and replayability is defintitely a thing.

The second act is creation, as in creating a game so your code-bound ally can get out through the release gate. This basically breaks down to creating a (simplified) video game of your own. Your mastery of the game engine (measured in puzzles you solved, powers you found, secrets you unearthed, etc., in the first 'act') dictates what elements you can use in this phase, and how many.

The Magic Circle is a fun and creative game that narratively pokes fund at the games industry (developers and fans alike), although at time it walks the line between thought-provoking and preachy.

I got the game in the starting for 17 €, a rather fair price in my estimation, but then I have the disposable income, like to reward well-done art, and in hindsight would have bought it for the full starting asking price of 20 €. But the fun to be had here is at least worth 10 €.

TL/DR: Gameplay is a lot of fun if you are into creative puzzlers. nuff said. Narrative has a few weak points, but is entertaining. Both work well with each other. The game has several parts and some cleverly hidden secrets, so have some patience on your first few play-throughs.
 
barefootwalk
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8.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
I really enjoyed this game, having played through it for the first time after launch. I really expected none of it. The description on Steam was a bit different than what I found online, and I was badly confused when I first started searching online for some clues about the game; the creators did a good job of selling [the] concept online, which had me wondering if I was looking at the right game.

The Magic Circle had a good mix of open world and linear gameplay for such a small game, and though I had to figure out how to "beat" the game, it was not impossible to do so. I had quite the surprise when I made that last discovery -- won't share it here to preserve freshness -- on something I had been wondering about since roughly half-way through playing. So worth it when I figured it out, and finding the notes to ... someone. I think what really made the game a worthwhile purchase for me was the end-game, and realizing that searching for every nook and cranny while playing really paid off. I must say -- THAT's how you do it. Great job, guys.

Even though I was able to finish the game in an afternoon/evening, this game was worth every penny for me. There were some truly original gameplay elements in this game, and I would love to see more like it in the future, in terms of how to make an "old" genre new.

I apologize if my review is a bit obtuse, but trying to not spoil the surprises I had in this game was kinda hard to do. My opinion: worth the purchase, and worth the recommendation.
 
Ashe
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 mai 2018
This is a meta game about an unfinished game in which you play a beta tester exploring and changing it. It's very creative and the exploration is a lot of fun. It's not all too long either so I honestly recommend this to anyone who likes videogames in general.
 
Matt Jerkhole
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8.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
I can't even describe this dark comedy sandbox puzzle creation of a game. Its an unfinished demo that satirizes the development industry while at the same time feeling more unique than most games I've ever played. Controlling AI while learning about the troubles of these fictional developers is a really engaging experience.
 
AmItheFather
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21.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 juillet 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

So glad I played this game. nothing better than being encouraged to cheat/ use god mode, and actually enjoy the game making politics in a narrative form.
 
dudhit
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 novembre 2020
Similar vibe to the Stanley Parable, but with more gameplay and more linear story.
Really don't want to spoil stuff, but the ending was great and really unexpected.
Overall just a great experience.
 
Drivsas
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 septembre 2016
This game broke my brain.

And I had fun all the way to insanity.
 
Anticept
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8.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 avril 2017
because i got to fly around on a super-fast helicopter turtle that shoots lasers
 
Mistails
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18.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 aout 2020
Its cool.
 
KDDDC2DS
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8.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 octobre 2022
Awesome. Sometimes contentious but more often witty and insightful satire behind dev cycles; and always fun to play.
 
add ninja
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11.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 novembre 2020
The Magic Circle is one of those rare one of a kind gems.

It has the makings of a fairly linear adventure game, yet with a massive twist.

This game seems to be a hit or miss. It was a perfect hit for me. I loved **ALMOST** every second of it.

The only part I did not enjoy was forgetting where a single corpse was laying for one of the achievements (hint: don't forget the mind controlled corpse...).

I think I need some time to mull over what I just experienced. This game was a lot of fun.
 
NowThenGoodBad
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 décembre 2016
A cautious recommendation mostly because of the length - you'll get about two hours playing normally and maybe three and a half going for all of the secrets. Some games can definitely justify $20 for that length, I think this one has too weak of a final third and too much empty space to be among them. Buy on sale.

The Magic Circle is a meta-game about being some kind of ghost/beta tester in a game trapped in development hell. The story is mostly told through the clashes between a developer who is too visionary for his own good, a rabid fangirl of the sort that sends death threats over delays, and a pro gamer contract-locked into a heavily narrative game despite opposing narratives in games. The dynamic is interesting, but only a few moments of the story are ultimately memorable.

Gameplay consists of trapping and (visually) reprogamming enemies with traits stolen from other creatures and objects. There's no limit on how many followers you can create through this method, and the stupidity you can cause with it is absolutely the highlight of the game. Combat is mostly trivialized by your army of death, but there are a few environmental puzzles that require you to combine traits in creative ways. Unfortunately, this system disappears almost entirely in the last third.

I can't get too much into why I disliked the ending moments without heavy spoilers, but suffice to say it throws out all of the good gameplay and replaces it with something that's just tedious. That said, the sequence right before this does at least manage a few good laughs.

It has its moments and isn't at all a bad way to spend two hours, but it's not one you're going to be thinking back to in a year.
 
Allthegoodnamestaken
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Non recommandé
6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 janvier 2019
I unfortunately cannot in good conscience recommend this game. I thought it had tons of potential, and for what it's worth, exploring the game was interesting, as was messing wtih the mechanics. But what it all boils down to is a bunch of mechanics that could have been really, really interesting if the level design actually supported it. You have one or two interesting puzzles using the concepts in it, and you can see the potential for more, but they never happen. The characters also seem interesting, but none of them have a satisfactory arc in my opinion, none of them are fully fleshed-out, and the ending just leaves me wanting for what might have been. Pick this game up on sale if you want to explore a fascinating world or are, like me, constantly frustrated by stories that get cut short by their creators and want to see a plot made of the story behind one of those stories.

Oh, and to the developers, PLEASE give us a faster run speed next time you have a large, open-world game where you're going to be running around a lot.
 
Viddaric, Flesh Robot
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7.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 mai 2016
Entre jeu d'exploration/aventure narratif métaconceptuel et pamphlet contre l'industrie du jeu vidéo, The Magic Circle n'est pas fait pour tout le monde, loin de là. Sans appétence pour la programmation (la progression repose sur la capacité de reconfigurer certains éléments de l'environnement) ou pour les discours militants de la part des développeurs (qui ont du subir une ou plusieurs fermetures de studios si on lit entre les lignes), difficile d'y trouver son compte.

En revanche, amateurs de masturbation intellectuelle, un jeu riche, ouvert et varié vous tend les bras. Sans réels éléments scriptés ou objectifs clairs, le jeu est assez peu linéaire et ouvert à l'expérimentation de ses mécaniques, ce qui est plutôt rafraîchissant. Donc, si vous n'êtes pas allergique au côté "indé" un peu caricatural, vous pouvez y aller les yeux fermés pour quelques heures de plaisir.
 
Attilion
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57.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 avril 2016
Having played several "hack the game" games, this is the cleanest/easiest to hack, and has loads of fun new behaviours you can create in the game. Very satisfying when most situations have multiple solutions.

Short - but full of good stuff rather than padding.

I was almost put off by the art style - but after playing a couple of minutes of the demo and seeing it in action along with the voice acting I was sold.
 
Aartform Games
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Non recommandé
4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 avril 2017
This game took me about 3 hours to complete. The game has a good 10-20 minutes of gameplay. Once you hit the main world its just downhill. The mechanic this game is based around (editing enemies) gets old really fast. There needed to be more to the game. It just shrivels up and does nothing.
Your walk speed is abyssmal and it really hurts this game. You will spend so much time walking across and empty game world trying to get to a text doc that really have to relevance to the story, contains no humour and goes no where.
The game has about 2-3 humourous moments and they're all in the very beginning. Nice concept, but wasn't executed well. This is a 3 hour game with 30 minutes of content.
 
Daddy Bing Chilling
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7.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 juillet 2019
The Magic Circle is a explore/watch cutscene/collect audio logs type game. There's a little bit of combat and puzzle solving, but honestly other then a few points you never need to fight, it's usually far easier to edit hostile creatures and remove their attributes than have your pets fight other creatures.

The story is for the most part okay, it keeps you intrigued as you try to find out what has happened to bring the game world and it's "developers" to the state they are in, however the end(-ish) cinema drags on for far too long, and is honestly a little cringey in spots.

The games short, I completed it (although I didn't 100% it) in 4 hours.

All in all it's a fairly good game and one I don't regret buying; I just feel it could/should have been more then whats there. I paid 5 bucks for it on sale... and honestly that feels about right for the amount of entertainment I got from it.
 
morganmc
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15.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 janvier 2019
I found this randomly in a humble sale and I'm very pleased I did. It's short - probably only four hours or so if you work at it - but it's a fascinating game, and a very interesting take on what happens if you're overtaken on the quest for perfection.

Difficult to describe without spoiling the story, so I'll just say that marching around the landscape setting my army of fire-breathing bodyguard mushrooms on any bad guys before creating a railgun-toting baby that can fly was a great deal of fun. The open nature of the puzzles means that I'm looking forward to heading back in and trying some of them again to find easier (or perhaps more difficult, convoluted, but funnier) solutions.
 
moogthedog
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 mars 2016
The game lied to me. I was promised a magic circle. Instead I got a wormhole thing.
 
El Presedente Avii
694 produits enregistrés
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13.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 juillet 2017
I consider it a great game, the fact that it interacts you in a weird way makes it even better.
 
GaraxyAurora
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4.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 mai 2016
A bizzare and beautiful look at game design. Has bits of gameplay so innovative that I was lost for words.
 
TheOnlyOrk
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 mai 2016
Made a rock fly and shoot a railgun. Amazing.
 
BlastFrosty
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9.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 juin 2017
This was an fun game if a bit short looking forward to more from this dev!
 
Ferseth the 1
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8.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juin 2019
This game is pretty unique and also a little bit weird. At first I thought it seemed really unfinished and was disappointed but this is part of the plot device. It's all very meta.
 
NiPfi
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1.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 décembre 2023
as a one-girl software development computer science major, i feel this story extremely hard

i apologize to every single unfinished project i have which is too many to count because i finish absolutely nothing
 
xubiod
2,474 produits enregistrés
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 février 2019
Really cool mechanics, interesting puzzles (nothing super complicated), beautiful simplistic graphics, interesting story - it's very "meta", but never annoys. Great voice actors, too.
 
bartmoss
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juin 2016
Peter Molyneux simulator.

It really does explain everything.
 
Krilion
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 décembre 2016
The Magic Circle is an immaculate game where you delve into the depths of an unfinished game. You, the player are tasked with testing a game that has been stuck in development hell, however the game is nowhere near finished regardless of the multitude of years spent in development. Along your way you stumble across a being who has been stuck within the game since its inception, trapped and alone, the developers indifferent to his existence. You are given the power to shape and mold the creatures as you see fit, outfitting them with different features from various other entities within the game.

This game is well worth your time, with its fantastic story direction, and overall freedom to accomplish tasks as you please. If you've "seen it all" from the game industry, this game is for you.

Pros:

- Freedom of progression, as well as freedom to accomplish tasks in any way you see fit.

- The innate lack of a combat system for yourself, forcing you to rely upon the creatures you encounter along the way to protect you.

- Mold the games creatures any way you like to accomplish any task. Take features from specific creatures, and add them to your personal collection of modifications you can apply to anything at any time. Do you want a turtle that has a teleportation pad on its back? YOU GOT IT.

- Fantastic Story Direction, with a twist at the end I wasn't expecting whatsoever.

- Fantastic soundtrack, which made me feel as though I was actually within the game, controlling everything myself.

- Simple collectibles system.

- Return to the game world after completing the game to allow for completionists to find any missed collectibles.


♥♥♥♥:

- Short game. For the price point of $20, the game is incredibly short, spanning about 5-7 hours, whilst they are incredibly enjoyable, it is a tad much for the game.

- There is an issue of glitching through the game, as well as glitching into specific objects at certain intervals.

- Clunky movement system, wherein the player hitbox seems larger than the player himself.


Overall: I would recommend this game to anyone I know, due to its completely unconventional nature in that you are the one to shape the game world and bend it to your very will.
 
The Man, the Miph, the Legend
478 produits enregistrés
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 juin 2017
It's a bit short, but the ideas and gameplay are really fun.
 
Inzeen
320 produits enregistrés
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3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 février 2017
Humourous and surprisingly poignant examination of the challenges faced in game development and it's larger consequences. I can't say much more without spoiers, so i'll leave it at that. Fantastic.
 
faemir
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Recommandé
4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 novembre 2017
Where the heck do I even start..

Usually milking the meta outlook on video games is mostly overused, but since this is the core foundation of the game itself, there isn't much avoiding it. Though, as your main goal is to go beyond the 4th wall and angrily take control of vaporware, you feel much more powerful than the game implies.

The Magic Circle is a very fun experience that highlights and teaches the key elements to creating a video game, while you play the video game... about making a video game. There isn't some overarching difficulty to the game, just your own creativity being utilized to work towards a goal. Simulating the ability to remove and create different arguments for game elements is a very interactive mechanic that allows for creative freedom. Good game.
 
Yoshika
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Recommandé
3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 avril 2016
Wow, start to finish this game was very compelling, Great story, great voice actors, and I really enjoyed the puzzels.
 
Aquadraagon
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 janvier 2016
OMG……这脑洞……
 
Biobot
310 produits enregistrés
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2 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Recommandé
18.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 octobre 2017
One of the two smartest games I've ever played on Steam, the other being Pony Island. I played this when it first came out and didn't fully appreciate how to overcome some of the game's challenges and unlock all of the story elements. I started a new game a couple of days ago after reading a story on the developers and I'm so glad I did! This game is amazing! Such an insightful perspective on games, developers and players and CONTROL...
 
AntVanguard
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3 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 juin 2016
Creative, engaging, and fun, with a humorous story and realistic characters. Certainly worth buying. The only downside is that the game is rather short, but don't let that discourage you - however short it is, it's still worth your money.
 
clayt
60 produits enregistrés
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2 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Recommandé
3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2017
It's a short experience, but an extremely well-crafted look at a game in development hell from inside the game itself.
 
Skid
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Recommandé
5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 juillet 2023
It took me a while to properly grasp the "language" of the game, but the entertaining idea and presentation kept me engaged and hooked!
 
Dr. Punt Gusher
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 octobre 2022
excellently weird in all the right ways. Loved it
 
The Almighty Moo
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 octobre 2022
Probably one of the most unique ideas ive seen. wish it were bigger, lol
 
Dryfter
604 produits enregistrés
0
8 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Non recommandé
0.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
Less "exploration of the relationship between mechanics and players" and more "exploration of the realtionship between artists and their work." If that's what you want, that's what you're getting, but I didn't want that.
 
Thirsty for Thick Tomboy Thighs
474 produits enregistrés
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8.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 mai 2018
If you enjoyed The Stanley Parable, you will love this one. Enjoy this deeply satirical take on games, and its own unique world it exists in. Great puzzles in the form of NPC manipulation will require you to get your thinking cap on to solve the different obstacles here. Never frustrating, as you aren't penalised by experimenting, and making mistakes. Ultimately trying out different solutions is the best way to play this, as its likely the game will handle it.
 
VººDºº|2ª¥
6,149 produits enregistrés
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Recommandé
4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 juillet 2018
I had a fun experience in this game. It has some fairly good action and good humor. Good puzzles too since it requires on thinking how to engage your enemies (you are also not a fighter, but you can brainwash your enemy to aid you). Theres a good amount of fourth wall breaking as well. The game is truly entertaining so no doubt I would recommend this.
 
Merim
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2018
Das Spiel lässt sich nur schwer beschreiben, deshalb würde ich einfach sagen:

Wenn ihr auf interessante Story steht, probiert die Demo aus. Wenn ihr euch entscheidet das Spiel zu kaufen, könnt ihr an dem Punkt weiterspielen an dem ihr in der Demo aufgehört habt.
 
NPException
1,588 produits enregistrés
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3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 mai 2016
This game is awesome!
It blew me away with its interesting story, fun gameplay and memorable characters. The only complaint would be that it is quite short if you just want to finish the campaign fast, but if you want to find all the audio logs and finish all the challenges it might take some time.
 
Crystal Clod
507 produits enregistrés
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Recommandé
5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2017
7/10
5 hours
Had a ton of fun with this game. It has a sandbox feel while not sacrificing the story (mostly). The pacing is a little weird though. The demo, which is the first part of the game, is excellent and super interesting, but the game slows down in the middle as you explore the many branches of the unfinished world. The story is told in blurbs, but it's hard to find them all if you aren't specifically looking. Still, the creative potential and amusing amalgam minions kept me playing til the endgame, which was FANTASTIC. Fun game, but short, and maybe not quite worth the price. If you can get it on sale though, go for it!
 
Solvaij
91 produits enregistrés
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 octobre 2016
Hmmm... Co można powiedzieć o The Magic Circle? Jest to bardzo nietypowa gra przygodowa, w której wcielamy się w bohatera niedokończonej przez developerów gry. Naszym zadaniem jest ukończenie jej i wydanie światu mimo trudności otoczenia. Naszą główną umiejętnością jest hakowanie otoczenia (głównie stworów) i edycja ich właściwości (sposób poruszania, nastawienie do gracza/wrogów, sposób ataku itd.). W efekcie możemy uzyskać kompanię latających grzybów, które rzucają ognistymi kulami :D

Podsumowując, bardzo polecam ten tytuł. Jedynym minusem jest długość głównego wątku. Tak jak pewnie widać ukończyłem go w około 5,5h. Oczywiście można grać jeszcze dłużej; gra nie kończy się po ukończeniu, twórcy pozwalają dalej graczowi eksplorować świat.
 
Farum Teh Slowianski Grzyb
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Recommandé
13.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 septembre 2015
I love this game
 
The entire population of NZ
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Recommandé
5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
I scored a 10/10 in this game because it gave me the tools to cheat.
 
Grxy
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Recommandé
15.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 octobre 2016
It's not often I'll leave a review of a game. This time, however, I'll make an exception.

This game is a beautiful mess of a broken world that encourages you to break it in new and creative ways.

10/10 is forever on my top 5 list.
 
Keokyii
417 produits enregistrés
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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7.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 octobre 2016
This game is pretty amazing!
While I did receive it in a bundle, I didn't expect much from it but one I was in the game, I couldn't stop playing.
The puzzles you are confronted with have plenty of solutions you have to imagine with your given tools. Every player has their unique solutions given the game world which is perfect with the given scenario.
 
ᅚᅚ ᅚᅚ
541 produits enregistrés
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Recommandé
8.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 avril 2016
Hey! I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about my first game, "The Magic Circle - The Start."! We just released Episode 1 and the reviews are in: "9/10 -oLbOsS42"! This game is FREAKING unbelievable! I can't say that enough, enough.

Come check out the magic everyone's calling: THIS is the version of the game we're going to remember...

We're fast at work on Episode 2: The Magic Circle 2: Past the Red Room. See you soon Holiday Season 2017!!!
 
DesertLovesYou
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation amusante
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Recommandé
5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 avril 2016
A satirical commentary on game creators and fans. It goes to the extreme on both cases yet sometimes it doesn't feel like something impossible to see in this crazy industry. But more importantly...
You will laugh.
You will have fun.
And you will have a flying shining mushroom capable of firing a railgun.

84981654941656 / 813511561122302055 Would bug the game again.
 
Asrafil
572 produits enregistrés
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Non recommandé
3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 octobre 2015
Started game
Game glitched it's way through the intro
tried to play game
became doctor frankenstien
game glitched every time i took a step
i gave up on this game

4/8 would not glitch my way through frankenstien again
 
willem the friend
25 produits enregistrés
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Recommandé
7.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 aout 2015
I'm really glad I picked this game up. Charming and engaging story about the balance between the story, gameplay and fan service in games. Innovative mechanics that let you create your own fun and smile when you see your creations in action.

I for one am a great fan of a flying fireproof rock with a f*kin railgun mounted on it. Also I could mount him and command my legion of loyal abominations I grew so attached to.

Definitely worth playing for everyone, especially those who enjoy breaking games.
 
Skyao
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juin 2016
My strongest ally was a rock...that could fly...and shoot a railgun...and controlled all other rocks to do the same. So not too bad. Walking was a bit slow, but when you can teleport to checkpoints, it's not too bad. Didn't really understand all of the mechanics like ghosting and some other stuff, but didn't need it to beat the game. Overall not too bad, but a tad short.
 
blahhh
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juin 2016
Отличная игра! Отличная история, заставляющая задуматься. Очень похоже на кошмарный сон создателей игр. Очень рекомендую.
 
Пимыч
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juillet 2019
Great open-ended puzzle game play held together by fantastic voice acting and the ability to completely break the game via pushing mechanics to extremes the devs never intended.
 
Bitcoin is a scam
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2 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Recommandé
11.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 février 2016
Amazing game, ridiculously fun to play, meta levels off the charts!
 
FuzzyFreaks
842 produits enregistrés
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 mars 2017
This game is hilarious, fun, and absolutely $20 worth of entertainment
 
enzoedwards
339 produits enregistrés
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juillet 2015
The Magic Circle is a beautiful and witty puzzle adventure game about unfinished games and perfectionist game creators, taking place within an unfinished game by a perfectionist game creator.

Full review here

http://pressa2join.com/the-magic-circle-review/
 
PaulP
1,029 produits enregistrés
2
1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Recommandé
8.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 aout 2016
Si te gusto The Stanley Parable este juego definitivamente es para ti...

Este juego es una aventura en primera persona en la que se tratan desde adentro los problemas del desarrollo de juegos y como un proyecto puede estar paralizado por décadas... Definitivamente una muy buena mirada a la industria del desarrollo de videojuegos y la relación entre desarrolladores y fanáticos...

Definitivamente imperdible!
 
Deblin Trake
981 produits enregistrés
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3 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 juillet 2017
this game is an unknown masterpiece. it has a single amazing concept: switching parts and behaviours from creatures and using that against your enemies. it's storyline is fractured but can be replicated via the recordings left in encoded objects. the only problem I have is the price. for $19 it isn't worth the time in the game. I recommend getting this game during a steam sale as the game is short. it has some replayability in the ending "minigame" in getting a perfect score, but that's it. once you get 100% completion, there is no more game to complete.
 
Jared The Fool
163 produits enregistrés
0
2 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 janvier 2019
Можно написать книгу, записать песню или снять фильм, чтобы рассказать свою историю, но есть игры, которые сделаны играми, только потому, что эта единственная форма способная раскрыть их смысл.
Умные, взрослые и необычные игры в кураторской группе The Clever Gamer
 
tomasribakov
1,465 produits enregistrés
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2 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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6.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juillet 2015
This was an incredibly fun game. The visuals were fantastic, the voice acting impeccable, and the mechanics were downright addictive. I kept wanting to go back in and try out new combinations of creatures and skills. To me, this was less a game about making games than it was about creatively augmenting my corpse army to destroy my enemies. However, you can play it your way - that's why this game rules! Enjoy it!
 
cplexalexander
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2 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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7.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

An absolutely enjoyable game which combines clever fourth-wall breaking with the tools to play your way. Both gameplay and narrative elements are introduced in a fluid and engaging way throughout.

That is all I wish to say without spoiling. This one really surprised me. I will definitely be finishing it and I hope it gets more attention. This is very creative and fun overall.
 
Spamming Tanks
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 avril 2017
Loved this game! it makes you feel part of the story.
 
Zddred
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11.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juillet 2016
Simplesmente uma obra-prima.
 
vichd1
589 produits enregistrés
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23.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

Great Game!!! Unusual world with hero's incredible skills. Developer team has made great job.
Amazing, WOW
 
PlaceUnderTheSun
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Non recommandé
4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 février 2016
disapointingly short, was fun until you realize the limitations.
 
zyma
117 produits enregistrés
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Recommandé
8.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 janvier 2018
Honestly, once the story began (first cut scene), it seemed like this entire game would be exactly like that with no action just some stupid story. Ended up being extremely enjoyable and fun havent thought that it could take a turn just like that lmao, really worth buying and trying out.
 
Kqiwi
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

A really good game. If you like dark game humor, a sandbox environment, and just being able to brute force puzzles, this is for you.

It's also bug-free! (And by that I mean all the bugs are meant to be there.)
 
Deadlight
582 produits enregistrés
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Recommandé
10.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

I have never played a game like The Magic Circle. It's got a confidence to it that's unmatchable plus it has a sharp sense of humor and an eye for captivating gameplay. 10/10
 
snotsnit
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3 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juin 2016
I have no clue what I just played, but I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ loved it! Hopefully the develpoers sell out and we will see a fully fledged RPG that takes full advantage of the awesome editing mechanics.

Strongly recommended if you want your mind blown!
 
Khytomer
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Recommandé
7.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

I love this game. It's a unique prospective on game development that kept me glued to the computer for the entire gameplay in the beginning. Sure, about halfway through, I got a little confused at what, exactly, was required of me next.. but I'm sure I'll figure that out, right?
 
whenInside
123 produits enregistrés
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
0
Recommandé
18.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 juillet 2017
Esse jogo foi o jogo mais caro que eu comprei junto com outros 6 na summer sale de 2017, e eu digo uma coisa, valeu cada centavo, o jogo possui uma capacidade de customização bastante ampliada, tem varios tipos de habilidades e criaturas, e cada criatura ganha um visual diferente para as habilidades que você coloca, apesar de não ser longo(considero ele médio), ele traz muita diversão e puzzles interessantes, o final é muito divertido, jogo excelente para quem adora dar uma brincada de deus, se você não quer pagar o preço total, COM CERTEZA deveria comprá-lo em uma promoção.
 
Amiel
190 produits enregistrés
0
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12.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
Great game, i loved it.
 
Re-Arranged Molecules
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Recommandé
5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 mars 2016
 
Scy
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Recommandé
3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juin 2016
Man, that's meta!
And fun too.
give it a try!
 
dunkward
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15.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 juillet 2017
По скидке пойдет.
Слишком много болтовни. Зачастую пустой.
 
Palacio
583 produits enregistrés
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6.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juin 2016
Loved the story and the ability to really get into the game.
 
EminSpirit
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7.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 aout 2016
This game is hilarious, entertaining and oddly attractive. I created an army of flying fire breathing mushrooms and battled for control of the universe. 9/10 would fly on the back of a rock into battle again.
 
EntityPrime
108 produits enregistrés
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Non recommandé
3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 octobre 2021
Not great overall, I'm a bit surprised at the high rating.
I did get it for over 80% off so I don't feel too hard done by. But it just wasn't what I was expecting or hoped for.
The tale it tells is very meta and clever and insightful, but honestly I think there wasn't enough, and at the same time, they tried to do too much. The end section I felt was really unnecessary. And even though the voice acting was good, I just didn't really find the comedy really hitting the spot most of the time either.
I would say give this a pass.
 
johntohill
1,962 produits enregistrés
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Non recommandé
0.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 juin 2016
I gave this 70 minutes, and what I've experiences is a game that has some interesting ideas, but none of them work. It tries to be satire, but none of it is funny or insightful. It has a mechanic where you rewrite the abilities and AI of NPCs, but not much has been done with it, and what's there feels kind of pointless so far. It gives you a character who seems to have achieved sentience within the game, but he's goes between being uninteresting and annoying. This is an interesting, but failed, experiment.
 
Fel Temp Reparatio
142 produits enregistrés
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7.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 aout 2016
As a sucker for everything 4th wall, I just had to buy this game, and luckily I was not disappointed. This game made me think about just how much time, energy, and love is put into a videogame (no matter how bad). I have to admit I have never had such an opportunity to actually control a game to such an extent, dispite me finding it a bit limiting.
All I have to say is that dispite it not being a very long game (I took about 7 hours even though I'm the type of person to go through every nook and cranny) I enjoyed every minute of it and highly recommend it to anyone else who also shares love for the 4th wall.
 
Snakey the Snake
0
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Recommandé
34.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

For anyone who is a fan of game design, this is a sometimes funny, sometimes fascinating, sometimes all-to-real look at the behind the scenes of making a video game. The first half is part adventure game, part first-person exploration, with lots of secrets to discover. Any player who has tried exploring "outside the box" will definitely enjoy every moment of this part of the game. The second half is so completely different and unique that it actually constitutes a spoiler even to tell you what it is. Just be assured that if you liked the plot and dialogue in the first half, you'll love the second half.
...
After a second playthrough, and completing nearly all content, I have to mention the one real drawback to this game: It's short. Like, really short. A complete playthrough can run less than 5 hours, and that's listening to all the dialogue, exploring all the spaces. I personally believe that the price was worth it, but I know most people are going to balk at $20 for 5 hours of gameplay (especially since it's probably not something most people would play more than once).
 
Snicker
1
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Recommandé
6.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juin 2016
I have spent hours wandering this pseudo-monochromatic test build world and beyond. I've witnessed the stageplay shattered dreams of a washed-up over-the-hill development lead in his unending stride to achieve the unachievable, and the resigned attempts of his staff to deliver. My entourage now includes, among other things, a rat on wheels and a pixelated lightsaber-wielding zombie. I have no idea what I am doing anymore.

If I have a complaint or two, it's that the walking speed is just a tad glacial for the size of world you're exploring, and there are a lot of seemingly arbitrary triggers that can interrupt the all-important narration and audio cues. It also gets a little too real at times in all honesty. It's amazing what it manages to pull off with a straight face given the context of everything that's happening, though, and as far as games about "breaking" the game you're in go, it's definitely one of the more colourful and mechanically intriguing.
 
Techbane #FreeHK
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Non recommandé
3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 avril 2016
This was a very difficult to write. I beat the game in 3 hours about, which is much too short for a game that is priced at $20. Luckily I received it in a humble bundle for $10. The graphics are not all that great, and while I know this is supposed to be the styling of an unfinished game, I just can't swallow that excuse. The game does manage to somewhat redeem itself with the ending, which is pretty innovative. Basically, for the amount of content, I can't recommend this.
Pros
- Amazing ending
- Good voice acting (Old Pro especially)
- Baby with a laser cannon as a face
♥♥♥♥
- Much too short
- Art style is sort of bland
- Puzzles are too easy
 
Blackbeard
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Non recommandé
2.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
I have to be brutally honest about this one.

It's got potential, but it doesn't feel like its fully utilized.

It's got a few graphical bugs, more than a few headscratchers, and a couple areas where you can clip through the ground and die. I get that it's supposed to be unfinished, but there's no reason I should clip through the corner of a platform in a very obvious pltforming segment, fall through the ground, and fall to my death.

I expected it to get better, but it just falls short. I'd ask for a refund, but I've been playing too long, holding onto that vain hope. Try it at 50% off or something, but...I can't really recommend it.
 
Cybeast
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6.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 janvier 2017
Просто 10/10
 
Кир Вайскопф
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2.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 avril 2016
2DEEP4ME
 
Ammaruru Sama
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 décembre 2022
other then frog fractions this has to be one of the most interesting and unique games I have ever played
 
DurtyPan
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 avril 2020
Half fun puzzle game half audio-log fueled commentary on the creative process, male impotence, the prison of consciousness, and the briefest mention of orgies. Give it a sideways thumb and call it The Magic Circle Jerk.
 
Forevernoodle
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2.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 février 2016
I have played the game for just under an hour,, and I already realize that this is the game that Undertale should have been. A cross between it, Portal 2, and The Stnaley Parable, this is how to make a meta game. Instead of fighting enemies, you have the ability to "edit" them, making for one hell of a fun mechanic.

Throw some wonderful visuals and voice acting into the mix, and you have yourself a winner.
 
FXguy1969
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13.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 mars 2016
you'll probably only play it once unless you have super autism
the ending-ending is r e t a r d e d-r e t a r d e d
switching parts and mechanisims of the animals for robots is pretty much the core of TMC
somewhere in the middle of the game i had a family of flying, firespitting creatures
like robots and zombies and balls
it was fun for a single playthrough
if you buy this you're paying for a single playthrough
 
Lucas
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10.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 décembre 2022
I thought this would be a fairly standard meta humor walking sim, but it ended up being one of the most unique and interesting experiences I've had in a while. I highly recommend it, especially if you have any interest in game development.
 
Redfox
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0.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 décembre 2022
Absolutely wonderful
 
Ilya
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8.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 janvier 2020
This was a great little game
 
Sirberus
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16.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 janvier 2020
It's really fun whilst keeping it really simple
 
EXPLOSIVEGAMMA
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24.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juillet 2019
I've played this multiple times. The story is interesting. This game has a unique voice and I love the game play.
 
Spicy
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2.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2019
Can't say anything bad so far about this game. It's been a fun twist being a dev and now playing someone who is messing with the game ;)
 
Ubersaint
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0.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2019
This game is excellent for its price and i dont believe that it gets much praise. I would highly recommend this game to anyone
 
Bushogun
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22.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 juin 2019
This game really spoke to me as a creator and as a game player. I'd like to see more things like it.
 
Samael Blackblood
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 mai 2019
WOW this is a great game
 
HomoScorpio
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 janvier 2020
Narratively extremely well done and interesting comment on the current state of the gaming industry woven into a personal, yet intruiging story.

Wonderful game that starts crazy, proceeds strange and then takes a turn and becomes absolutely insane, a ride from start to finish!
 
Tomarch
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juillet 2019
It's a pretty nice game with an okay story. It's fun to play with swapping the abilities of enemies and other such things. I find it's quite a good purchase while on sale. Also I enjoy the art style that makes up the world.
 
BIRD_0V3RL0RD
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 avril 2019
This game is my kind of crazy!
Loved it!
It has interesting mechanics and a nice story!
Its not perfect but I think that exactly how this game needs to be.
 
NaMJaG
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 septembre 2022
Greetings from Jonathan :)
 
loquee
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 juin 2020
ill just say this
the game barely squeaks by with a recommended rating (I would only get this game on a good sale)

Pro's
-interesting asthetic
-voice acting was decent
-interesting premise
-very well made game software wise

♥♥♥'s
-the game kinda felt hollow and unrewarding because learning more of the main characters was at a really slow pace because I am able to tell the entire story of the game in a sentence the game is about how you "the player" take control over a game stuck in development hell from the original developers so streaching that out over 4 hours felt a little tedious
-a few other little things that I just can't put my finger on
 
Mineswee
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 septembre 2016
I wanted to like this. I did. I feel like there could have been a lot more done with this than what it actually is. It's interesting, unique, and new as far as gameplay goes. Although, some things do feel unfinished. There's a tooltip teaching you how to spin a crank in order to open a heavy door, but you NEVER see that mechanic again.

As far as story goes, it's too creative and vague for its own good. I feel like wharever core meaning was trying to be put across just got lost along the way. Maybe you would enjoy reading into it and interpreting it yourself.

Overall, a pretty average game that doesn't feel worth its total asking price. Get it on sale.
 
ValCorvo
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1.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2023
Tried to like this game, was like Guild of dungeoneering, but more programming and less interesting. Also I felt it was overnarrated, the voice acting was terrible.
 
yosoyines
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2.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 septembre 2016
Definitely worth getting. It's unique and interesting and the characters are very believable.
 
CrystalDraco
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2016
I wanted to like this game so badly.

If I ever wanted make a chore out of puzzles, I'd finish Talos just for it's great story.
 
🍒 Sneaky! Behave!
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 janvier 2017
A lot of fun, gives the old creative part of the brain a tickle.
 
Lapis Casuali
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 septembre 2016
Okay so it seems that no one else ahs mentioned this in a review yet so I'll say it. This game is mega-depressing. If you thought the beginner's guide was sad, you're in for a wild ride. That being said, the depressingness of the game is very artisitc and character based, and I have to say that I absolutely love it. 10/10 cried while riding on a flying, firebreathing rock.
 
Flarmangelo
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 septembre 2016
It was a great game , wish there was more to it. Not worth 20 better if you get it on sale. Even then i still feel like its worth a bit less but it was a good 2 day game . probably finish it in 1 if you play it fast and not look around for details and stuff. Still a 5/5
 
umbra_cordis
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 aout 2020
You really have to subscribe to the "video games are an artform" to get the most of out of this, but if you do, then you will, and the final minigame will be a special treat.
 
Mozai
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 mai 2015
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Stunningly crafted window into the cluster♥♥♥♥ that is game development, with inventive puzzle design to boot.
 
HoldenTB
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 septembre 2015
I enjoyed every minute of Stephen Russel's buttery-sandpaper voice.


The Magic Circle is a wonderfully done satire of game developers and the gaming community as a whole, but there are a few things that sadly hold it back from being a complete 10/10 for me.

-Length of the game is dismally short, about 5 hours if you don't look for all the secrets. When I recieved the end credits the thought went through my mind: "This feels unfinished." The game just sorta ends explaining what the title means. I felt like I missed something somewhere. If that was the idea then bravo to the devs, I get the yolk.

-"Puzzles" are not really puzzles, they're problems. For example: at one point there are enemies that shoot flames at you if you get to close, so all you need to find is a rock and take its 'fireproof' ability so your minions are unharmed. That's a solution to a problem, not a puzzle that took me 10+ minutes to figure out. Sure, there are a myriad of solutions you could cook up, but all of them involve just slapping traits and behaviors onto a creature and then you're done.

-The world is small, VERY small. The design and style of the place is beautiful, but I wanted to see more. I understand it's small because the game in the game is "unfinished" but there was so much more that could've been explored here. This couples very badly with the short playtime.

Everything put together makes the entire experience feel incomplete: end-game mechanics are very basic and limited; everything past the 'open-world' section feels rushed for the sake of satire; the game as a whole seems too short to effectively get their point across. If the whole game itself was to be a part of the joke then I didn't see it. However, I still had fun with this experience, and I recommend buying this when it goes on sale.
 
JerryMan the JerryCan
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 avril 2017
Been a long time since I've had this much fun with a game, and it's quite possibly the most original thing I have ever played. Buy it, support the devs!
 
Jonko
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7.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2018
This game is for people who love games. Buy this game or you dont love games.
 
♠Midknight♠
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 novembre 2016
Jeu a la premiere personne , le joueur est innofensif mais peux controler et modifier les creatures qui l'entoure , lui permettant de gagner des gardes du corps modifiables a volontés.

Vous incarnez un joueur testant un jeu vidéo non fini , et qui découvre petit a petit dans quel pétrin les dev se sont fourrés a cause de leur crise d'ego ,

Trois devs en particulier (chacun ayant une couleur) , Le bleu , homme facon Peter Molyneux qui a un égo surdimensionné et une vie désesperante , La rouge , ancienne joueuse pvp devenue dev et qui essaye tout ce qui est possible pour pouvoir arreter en se faisant virer , Et la jaune , Fan du jeu , tellement fan , qu'elle pense savoir mieux que les autres comment faire le jeu.

Le scénario est riche , avec quelques retournement de situations , Les graphismes sont corrects mais risque de rebuter les adeptes des textures Hd :)

Bref une dizaine d'heures de jeu pour le finir sans doute a 100%
 
Alafff
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18.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 aout 2015
This game is somewhat short, but extremely fun - all three parts of it! Making playful satiric jabs at the gamedev, it made even me feel the burn in the back at one moment (hint for those who had played: lack of team coordination).
The way you interact with the gameworld is unique, and eventually lets you build up an unstoppable hitsquad to kick lazy gamedevs - but then the REAL fun start. The third part of the game is really unique, at least I haven't saw any game that would incorporate it. I mean, how many bots leave snarky comments as they play along?!

Anyway, try this game out. It might not hold a lot of replay value, but it's still worth it.
 
vindicar
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 décembre 2022
The idea here is solid, but the execution is cringe-inducing. The voice-overs had worn out their welcome shortly after the tutorial, and unfortunately that's where all the storytelling happens. This would probably have worked much better if the in-universe unfinished game that you explore was an abandoned project, not a live world that is stuck in development hell, and instead of interacting with developers arguing via in-game avatars, you read developer interactions via notes left scattered around the game world (which they did a little of early on, and then abandoned in favour of the voice-overs).

And, indie game developers? We get it, you had enough clout to get a big name actor or two in your game. That's not enough to carry your game.
 
aidalgol
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8.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 avril 2016
Ever wanted to break a game to achieve something? Now you can! In fact you even should.

See that lava river?
See that corpse over there?
Let's turn this dead guy into a flying zombie that shoots lazers and just simply ride on it to he top of the mountain.

See that trap over there? Really deadly one, but what if I edit its' properties and set it to kill only my enemies?
Now it's becoming useful!

If you like ideas and solutions like those mentioned above than play The Magic Circle.
The game has much more to offer than you think.
 
Leaffar
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7.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 avril 2019
As far as I'm concerned that the main issue leading to the relatively unsatisfying performance is the situation that its capacity and its mechanisms constrained each other in real practices, although I would like to recommend this game overall speaking.
 
Blasia Chau
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1.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 avril 2016
Saw the specs of my computer displayed on my screen, then heard the narrator say "Coda".
Got up and looked around frantically for cameras and mics.
10/10, would get spooked again.
 
Davylectric
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2.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 juillet 2015
I gave it a shot. It's concept is interesting and the humor gave me some chuckles, but the gameplay for me was kind of clumsy; The jumping had input delay (not sure if that was fixed as of writing this), the camera and cursor felt odd, like it was on a grid which made looking around kind of clumsy, odd menu interface, and the walking and backtracking at such a slow pace was a bit of a pain. The game has a lot of potential, but it just wasn't for me.
 
C_Mill24
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

This game is brilliant. The story is quite interesting and makes you think differently, and just when you have it figured out, you find yourself still puzzled by the game...

It deserves your attention, and if you are reading this, I assume you're willing to give it a shot, so stop reading, pull out your wallet and play the game!

Trust m̷̱͇͇̯͂ͥ̈͒͞ḝ͈̪̲̠͔̰̖͍ͤ̂͢ Y̸͆ͫo̸̖̿ū̸̧ will e̦̼̘̯͚̩̝n̍̒́j̓͟joy tḩ͙͖̂͑̄̒͆iş̭̭̯͓̯̮͍̐ͨ̊ͤ!
 
Aracnoss
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13.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 janvier 2017
This game is a perfect example of a great indy game. The satirical take of the video game develpment industry is unique and above all enjoyable. But like most indy games, the play time is short and doesn't really offer replay value. Pick it up on sale if you can, it's worth the 8 bucks.
 
Babaganoosh
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7.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 mai 2015
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The Magic Circle is an amazing, unique, incredible, brilliantly creative game. It is genuinely the Citizen Kane of videogames: a confounding, insightful, first-of-its-kind work of art that also serves as a cutting (and well-deserved) critique of some of the industry's most well-known (and infamous) auteurs. I was shocked when I played it and nearly all of the voice-overs I heard were things I've heard almost word-for-word from some of the industry figures I've worked with over the years.

I hate the silly "are games art?" debate as much as anyone, but The Magic Circle is the first game that we can unquestionably call "art," because there's no other good word for it -- a game that makes a unique, insightful, and incredibly important statement.

A game that makes you think.

A game about the "magic circle" of games within reality, but also about the "magic circle" of the reality bubbles of the teams that create them.

This game is not fan service -- it's a difficult, challenging masterpiece. Anyone looking for Call of Duty should probably avoid it. It's a game that fights you, and sometimes shows you things that are not pretty, or imperfect -- but when it does so, it does so quite intentionally, and for a very good reason.
 
PT
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 juin 2015
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I could write an essay about this game, it feels like the all writers are writers trope in a video game except being the first game to have used it makes it feel fresh. It really feels like the developers have taken the 7 years since bioshock and tried earnestly to build an entire game dedicated to answering the central conceit and the most remarkable thing is it just about succeeds.

It poses a lot of smart questions about how different generations of game deveopers operate and the value of each from the auteurs of the 90's like Peter Molyneux, Warren Spector and Richard Garriot to their proteges in the naughties who were roundly bludgend by big buisness into impotence and went of to seek their fortunes on their own to the new age of crowd funding and nostalgia games of the latest generation. It really is Game as Art like you've never seen before (instead of art in games).
 
1st_C_Lord
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Non recommandé
2.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 décembre 2016
Questo titolo non è riuscito a prendermi per nulla.
Nonostante io apprezzi tantissimo i progetti videoludici aticipi (alla The Stanley Parable e simili), The Magic Circle non è riuscito a convincermi.
L'impatto iniziale è stato positivo, grazie allo stile grafico adottato (sembra quasi un fumetto) e alle battute e frecciatine che i personaggi narranti si scambiano fin dal principio.

Il nostro scopo è finire un videogioco incompleto, principalmente modificando alcune creature facenti parti del mondo circostante a nostro piacimento (cambiando le skill, la possibilità di movimento, di attacco), risolvendo in tal modo piccoli puzzle.

Purtroppo è proprio sul gameplay che mi ha delusa, in quanto svanito l'entusiasmo inziale mi sono ritrovata in un'esperienza di gioco abbastanza noiosa.
E' sicuramente un titolo particolare del quale premio l'originalità e il concept, ma non ne ho apprezzato il gameplay come avrei voluto.
 
Rox™
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27.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 décembre 2016
Absolutely fantastic first-person puzzle game. Short, but just about exactly what I like in a unique indie game! Creative gameplay mechanics, interesting story (though I'm not usually a fan of breaking the fourth wall ).
 
MonkeyJamboree
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2016
Fantasticly surprising game!

The game keeps changing while you play it and subverst your expectations so many times.
It's so refreshingly different from pretty much everything out there, and the story telling is damn good as well.
The ending really got me - there is a real message to be heard, and a lesson to be learned - the way it delivers it, made me sit in front of my screen for a full hour, staring blankly, and thinking about my life.
 
Kazther
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2016
I honestly didn't have super high expectations with this game initially but, I was pleasantly surprised how fun and unique it progressed. The puzzles and game re-programming aspects were a cool combo that kept me guessing until the very end.
 
JAX
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Non recommandé
3.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 novembre 2021
Неприятная вечно черно-белая картинка для не самой интересной игры.
 
Darkenis
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4.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juin 2018
This game is adorable.
Some puzzles, you don't have to program code or anything, it's just a neat story. Heck.
 
Krinkle
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 janvier 2017
the adaptation (2002) of video games
 
nordic
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 juin 2019
Don't know what to write, just have a positive review.
 
LordRetBrick
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10.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 juin 2019
this was a go game, but I wish it would let me start over though
 
BigMarkWard9999
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15.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2016
This game deserves way more attention than it got. A very creative game that's actually kinda visually cool, and pretty funny too. Has some great puzzles and a unique gameplay mechanic. It's definitely worth getting.
 
Twenty-One
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juin 2016
This game is great, interesting and in many places very amusing.

I don't want to spoil it but I really enjoyed solving the puzzles my way. I'll just say - flying infectious worms controlled by a mastermind worm named aptly - lord worm. Your mileage may vary.

I highly recommend it - lots of fun and some depth.
 
Nox
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Non recommandé
4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 janvier 2016
It's an interesting concept, but it just couldn't live up to the expectations it aspired to. I think this game needed a lot more effort on the gameplay side, it's just too advanced of an idea for what is painfully dumbed down execution.

I suppose I should have expected a half hearted attempt at something creative. The gaming industry likes simple mechanics. Everything is wrong, on every level. It's still playable to some level, but it's boring and disappointing.

Beyond the gameplay mechanics we also have audio logs you have to listen to like in System Shock 2 or Portal. But instead of just playing them in the background, you have to stop the game and listen to them in a pause screen. It gets old very fast and contributes greatly to my boredom.

The storyline is okayish. Although to be honest, I'm not sure what the hell was going on.

The map is confusing. I got lost quite a bit, but there were some nice puzzles thrown in.

The thing I liked most about the game was the details it added in that normally only game developers know about. IE Maps have origins that tell developers what direction is what, lava is actually just a pretty texture with a fire damage trigger overlaying it.

Overall, it's boring. 6/10
 
Dark Dev
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 aout 2018
If you like touching things you shouldn't touch this game is for you.

You are in an unfinished world where you can edit the properties of the things that surrounds you. For example, you can make the enemies follow you as allies.

It is a bit on the short side but it is very enjoyable.

Working fine on Linux, I don't think I used the controller.
 
saturnoyo
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10.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 avril 2016
A really great game, loved the unique gameplay for how to solve the puzzle by modifying npcs like you were debugging, the athmosphere was really gorgeous and all the small details are great, everything kinda look like a placeholder and i absolutely loved the "placeholder music",

I would definitely recommend this game to anyone who is remotely interessted by game making.

also the devs are very active on the steam forums and helpful, it also seems that this is one of those early access game that actually got finished so a big kuddos to the devs.
 
Necriptos
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8.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 septembre 2023
Magic Circle
⭐️⭐️⭐️

=== ( 🎯 Difficulty ) ===
☐ No Difficulty
☐ Easy
☑ Standard
☐ Big Learning Curve
☐ Hard
☐ Impossible

=== ( 👪 Audience ) ===
☐ Everyone
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Mature

=== ( 👀 Graphics ) ===
☐ What Is This?
☐ Bad
☑ Acceptable
☐ Good
☐ Great
☐ Stylistic
☐ Beautiful
☐ Masterpiece

=== ( Sound/Music ) ===
☐ Bad
☐ Nothing Special
☑ Okay
☐ Great
☐ Beautiful
☐ I´m Gonna Cry

=== ( 🌏 Story ) ===
☐ This Game Has No Story
☐ Nothing Special
☑ It´s Alright
☐ Well Written
☐ Epic Story
☐ Thinking About It, When I Sleep

=== ( Grinding ) ===
☐ Nothing To Grind
☑ Isn't Necessary To Progress
☐ Average Grind Level
☐ A Lot Of Grinding
☐ You‘ll Need A Second Life For Grinding

=== ( 💎 Price ) ===
☐ Free
☐ Underpriced
☑ Perfect Price
☐ Could Be Cheaper
☐ Overpriced

=== ( ☣ Requirments ) ===
☑ A Toaster Could Run This
☐ Low
☐ Average
☐ Above Average
☐ High End
☐ NASA Computer

=== ( ⏰ Game time/length ) ===
☐ Really short ( 0 - 4 hours)
☑ Short ( 4 - 12 hours)
☐ Average ( 12 - 24 hours)
☐ Long ( 24+ hours)
☐ Multiplayer/Neverending

=== ( 🐞 Bugs ) ===
☐ Game itself is a bug
☐ Lot of bugs
☑ Few Bugs
☐ Nothing

=== ( Controller Support ) ===
☑ Yes
☐ no

=== ( Steam Deck Friendly ) ===
☑ Yes
☐ no

=== ( Enjoyment ) ===
☐ I´d Rather Watch Grass Grow
☐ Hard To Enjoy
☐ Repetitive
☑ It's Okay
☐ Fun To Be Had For Sure
☐ The Kind Of Fun You Will Remember
☐ Life Changing

=== ( Replayability ) ===
☐ One-Time Experience
☑ Only For Achievements
☐ If You Wait A Few Months/Years
☐ Definitely
☐ Infinitely Replayable/Multiplayer

=== ( Worth Playing ) ===
☐ No
☐ Wait For A Sale
☑ Yes
☐ I Can´t Recommend It Enough

TOP FUN THINGS TO DO:
⭐️ Building your own little game.
⭐️ Hacking into a game.

THE UNIQUES:
💎 A game inside a game.

PLAYER GAMING REQUIREMENTS:
💼 Adventure.
💼 Indie.
💼 Puzzle.

PROS:
+ Taking enemies under your control.
+ Collectables to make you explore the area more.
+ Building your own game at endgame.

♥♥♥♥:
- Pretty short.
- Story is slightly confusing.

VERDICT:
I find myself struggling to give an honest review for The Magic Circle, it's a decent game for sure but it left me unsatisfied at the end. Like there could be more to this unique game besides freeing this 'creature' that's trapped inside the game. Sure the whole concept it good and I very much enjoyed exploring this unfinished game and the fact that your not even supposed to be there makes the situation more fun. What i'm trying to say is the story could have been explained a little better.

The 'boss' or 'god' didn't even put up a fight, was they supposed to? A single hit kills the moderator which grants you more control to the game and eventually to building your own game yourself. I won't say much else since I try to give spoiler-less reviews, play the game for yourself and you'll see what i'm talking about, or maybe you won't. I could be being a huge critic.

Total Score = 58/100.

GAMEPLAY:
The game primarily takes place in a sandbox environment but contains a mixture of puzzle-solving, indirect combat and exploration. The player has the ability to trap enemies, objects and other items in the game in order to take their functions and modify the creature. The functions that you collect can then be given to any other object or creature to create minions that will defend the player or help them overcome certain obstacles and puzzles.

SIMILAR GAME LIKE THIS? / REVIEWER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
My Friendly Neighbourhood

■■■■■□□□□□ 5 / 10
Sure hack into a game that's been in development for years!

RECOMMEDED SPECS
It'll run on anything.
 
Rapid Shadow
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1.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 mai 2016
Fun, inventive puzzles and just a wild looking set of environments. The voice talent (some of my favorites) do a great job of brining the narrative to life.
 
Sazime
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 mai 2016
A funny jaunt through the development process of a video game. Must play!
 
Joeymousepad
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Non recommandé
2.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 décembre 2022
The game's alright, but has a pretty large price tag for such a short experience, my play-through being only 2 hours long, most of that wandering around trying to find where to go.
 
Noe
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2.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 aout 2016
Two hours of how soulsucking and obsessive the creative process can be before showing you how rewarding it can be at the same time.
 
S I M P S O N W A V E
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 mai 2016
This game is absolutely fantastic. A funny game that actually gets rather 'real' with its comments on occasion and delves into a rather meta approach of the artform of games while providing a rather fun experience. The voice acting is solid (Yay Ashly Burch). I highly suggest giving this game a look, it's definitely a good price for the experience.
 
PunQuillity
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 mai 2016
It's relatively short but a whole lot of fun. I would love to see an update or a sequel that supports VR. With the way the game is formatted I can't help but feel it would be perfect for the vive. Great game with interesting concepts and gameplay.
 
T.T.V/Raveleopard
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Non recommandé
0.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 mars 2021
Produit remboursé

I really wanted to like this game, following other metafiction games like Pony Island and The Stanley Parable, but I just couldn't get into it. This game was just so clumsy and heavyhanded, with melodramatic voice actors yammering non stop about how I am in a videogame and how this is NOT what is supposed to happen. I ended up just taking a refund.

Clearly the developers have a lot of love for games, and have made this as a love letter to game development, it just wasn't doing it for me.
 
bffl~ surge :3
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 décembre 2015
When making a very meta game about game design, it's easy to fall into the trap of being very pretentious and long-winded (looking at you, Beginner's Guide). Luckily, The Magic Circle manages to avoid that by balancing narrative and freedom to the point where you feel like you actually get to do something in the world while still enjoying a very clear, cohesive narrative. The game is really as involved as you make it: you can manipulate the creatures in the game in all sorts of ways to figure out new solutions to the puzzles, or you can just stroll through the game like a walking simulator (and I was that term very positively - a great walking simulator is a great thing, and a rare one as well). When you get access to the level generator, the full potential and charm of the game is fully revealed. If you were ever interested in game design, or even if you just really like video games, this game's for you. It's limited, but that just amplifies the game's message of encouraging more people to get into design.

The game is a bit on the nose at times, and there are some questionable things going on with gender roles, but all in all, it's a fantastic experience. One of the best games released this year, and an important game for the ages.
 
BigNoNo
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8.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 octobre 2016
This game is great. It slowly grows on you as you play it. It starts of underwhelming and never gets to being much but it has a very unique charm and really pushes you as a person in a philosophical sense. You think you beat the game multiple times and it keeps going a layer deeper. Wholly satisfied with this game and would recommend it to every friend I have!!!
 
Wisint
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10.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 janvier 2019
The game is free, but don't play the demo if the game isn't on sale. I ended up paying full price because I had to keep playing.
 
Ben
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 septembre 2015
Magical concept ;)
 
Zelus
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Non recommandé
7.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
This game is fun. I't might just be me but, I feel that it is way too short. There are not many puzzles to solve ( rather different ways to solve each puzzle) There are some steam acheivements if you like maxing out things logs read, things collected. The story line itself was really fast and took little time. I just wish there were more puzzles. I don't think that it is worth the price. IF you play the Demo, that is about 50% of the game to give you and Idea of how short the game is.
 
Br0k3D4d
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
This is the most surprising game I've played in years. Like Braid, it communicates some deep philosphical ideas through game systems and mechanics. This game has the potential to make you think differently about game development.
 
CWKnight
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9.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

The Magic Circle is a breath of fresh air in an industry just reaching adolescence. With a meaningful narrative and innovative gameplay, it represents the best of what indie development has to offer. For more, check out the VIDEO REVIEW
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Lowered Hexpectations
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Non recommandé
6.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 mai 2020
Wanted to like this game more than I did. It's visually very different & original, and there are some fun puzzles...but it was all a little too "meta" for me. It seemed very geared towards game developers, so I really had no idea what was happening or what people were talking about, a lot of the time. It took me too long to figure out the basic game mechanics, and just when it started to be fun, the game ended. Most of the game is simply walking around--not enough puzzle-solving, or action, to keep things interesting. The story also was convoluted & difficult to follow. If it's on sale for under 5 bucks, I'd recommend, but otherwise, "meh."
 
wander
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Non recommandé
4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 avril 2017
I enjoyed the gameplay mechanics and wish there was a full game with a lot of variety for monster customizations and puzzles. Buuuut that's not what this game was going for, you will have to endure a lot of standing still and listening to talking. There isnt much interactivity with the narration, such as in Stanley Parable, you mostly just listen to mono- or dialogues without having any choices. I honestly hope, someone will pick the gameplay ideas up and make full games of it, I would definetely play those.
 
Nudelsuppe
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2.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 avril 2016
If you have enjoyed taking large amounts of LSD or magic mushrooms, you will enjoy this game a lot... I know I have.

If you are scared to try LSD or magic mushrooms in a large enough quantity to reach ... That level... Then you should play this game; because it will show you what you are missing.

The only thing this game really needs extra is a sound track by TOOL.

 
Laerrus
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11.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 novembre 2021
I came in expecting a short indie walking simulator, i left quite happy.

The magic Circle is a self aware 4th wall breaking game about game development and the major hurdles it can go through, with the main gameplay being that you manipulate NPC orders and skills to do your bidding and progress through the game. If there's anything bad one could point to, i guess, is that you cant directly "copy" the preferences from one NPC to another similar one, but that's about it. It doesn't do much, but what it does it does perfectly fine.
 
Dr. Death
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Non recommandé
4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2016
Interesting game that came to me via a Humble Bundle.

Was excited about it a few years back reading in PCG about what it was supposed to be, however, the real game play is boring, and, plays like you're very naggingly watching a Magnum Opus being tried and failed at from the game-dev side. Add to that 2-3 minute load times (on a M.2 drive) and no running, this is a pass for me.
 
Ingenium
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6.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2015
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Are video games disappointed when they're stuck in development hell? Do they wish their creators would stop wasting time worrying about ludonarrative dissonance, death of the author and what went wrong in their lives for years on end without fixing fundamental flaws in the code? Well you get to find out as you're put into the shoes of an unfinished roleplaying game's protagonist whose vaporware crown could make Duke Nukem Forever feel like it accomplished something. It's up to you take the powers of the "gods", dive into the cracks and finally make something out of this mess, boss.
 
marv
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Non recommandé
5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2015
This is a mixed review. Is it worth your time? It's not very long and is quite intriuging. Is it worth your money? If you have some spare cash lying around, sure. While the game is interresting it kind of keeps dropping ideas. It tries to put a lot of game mechanics into the game and changes when you use these mechanics in a kind of an episodic way.

The idea of hacking entities during the game is a very interresting mechanic (although done before in "hack and slash"). However it is quite shallow; There is a very small range of "parts"

The idea of sapotaging the E3 (named E4) conferration is fun as well. However it's a small part of the game.

Making your own game and letting people play through it is, well honestly it's not great as the "player" AI isn't great, nor the pathfinding for that matter.

The humor is a small part of the game, most of it coming from the voice recordings you find in the world. However some of the dialogue at the end is, weird at best - cringe worthy at best.

The satire is there, but it fades in comparison to some of the mechanics. Like if you think about it you see it. But while it is indeed satire, it's not very apparent.

So is it a good game, it's a series of good ideas. Is it worth your money? Not really as it honestly is too pricey at 19 euros.
 
Open Sandbox
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15.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 janvier 2016
This is a great experience, not very long or difficult, but it is such fun. Mixing abilities to enable funny and creative creations is a game in itself. Definitely my favorite indie game of 2015.
 
Soul Rider
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7.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 décembre 2016
Nice
 
Jordy
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12.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 janvier 2016
Awesome adventure game
 
MCX
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 février 2017
This game is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ weird. 10/10
 
☠Deviaz☠
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 juillet 2016
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10/10 would have rock nick valitine talk ♥♥♥♥ about people again
 
Шедичка
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2.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 juillet 2015
Keep the rock with you at all times
 
LEAD FACE
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16.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 avril 2017
Oh no, the Early Access games have become self-aware! Take cover!!

Best way to describe this at this point is Pony Island meets the Beginner's guide...? Easy to get hooked, which is harder these days the more cynical we all get.

Game crashed with a BSOD and took me a few minutes to realize it wasn't part of the story. So there's that.
 
elfpvke
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Non recommandé
0.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 janvier 2021
there are artificial bugs part of the game, I got very confused, tried to exit and got an error .exe and then game just continued. I felt like I was trapped in hotel california, horrible experience. probably the worst game I ever tried.
 
akopp
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6.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 novembre 2022
Actually really cool game, nice gameplay mechanics and story too.
 
Haunted Potatoes 🥔
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16.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 juin 2022
Excellent game. Really makes ya think :) plus the mechanics are fun as heck
 
Nitr0b1az3r
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 juin 2020
There are developers that think inside the box, the box is our realm...and there are those who take drugs, that is the endgame of the magic ball. Is it enjoyable? Definetly, hide the stash tho!
 
Tantalus
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 mai 2017
So Meta
 
DOS32
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6.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 avril 2017
loved it. very interesting story and fun dynamic gameplay..
 
brainspank
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6.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 avril 2017
is gud
 
Eris
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Non recommandé
1.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 octobre 2023
It's... alright. At 1.1hrs on record, I've experienced much of what the game has to offer. Its price point ($20 at time of writing) is not worth the narrative alone much less it paired with the barebones gameplay.

It's not *bad*, just mispriced.
 
Salt
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14.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 octobre 2022
loved the game, story was fun and easy to follow. loved the gameplay but why is it so short! it felt like titan fall 2's campaign, glorious yet i was left feeling unsatisfied. i dont know how i just know heard of this game but got i crave for more.
 
Kiefling
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 janvier 2021
I've loved Jordan Thomas' work and followed his career since he made Shalebridge Cradle in Thief 3 so I've been meaning to try this for a long time. My laptop didn't used to want to play it but now it works fine, perhaps due to a RAM upgrade.

The Magic Circle is more like a point-and-click adventure than a FPS action game. The very first thing it does is give you a sword only to immediately take it away. To make progress you have to utilise enemies, turn them to friends, and change their properties to give them new powers or behaviours. It's all very intuitive, no coding or scripting required, but it opens up multiple solutions to most problems.

All of this runs through a honestly kind of brutal satire of games design and games designers in general - though you might infer real-world parallels to one or two major characters - as well as fans' assumption of ownership over their favourite media.

The game does drag somewhat around the mid-point (you have to find your way to getting several different abilities and then apply them properly elsewhere to get more abilities) but with fast travel, instant summoning of monsters you've already edited, and multiple solutions to most problems, you shouldn't get stuck for long.

And it's got some pretty amazing voice acting, too. You've not lived until you've heard Ashly Burch Lets Play "your" video game.

Definitely check it out!
 
Krissy
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2.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 avril 2019
The Magic Circle was great. As a social satire, it takes aim squarely at video games from a well-informed insider perspective and neither the developers nor the fans are spared. It could have been improved if it also included gaming journalist shills and evil mega-corporate publishers as well, but for what it is, it did a great job.

The best part is towards the end (stop reading if you want to preserve the surprise) in which you're challenged to create a linear game for a simulated player to experience. I'd like to see this system built out into a full featured game development simulator: one that balances its design to focus as much on the creative aspect as the business aspect. (where Game Dev Tycoon was pure business) The goal of keeping the simulated player's engagement as high as possible by providing variety with highs and lows is great, and it could be turned into a fun and challenging game if it was also paired with a system that mandated variety (by requiring sequels to have a certain percentage of difference from the original) and problem solving (by periodically placing random, arbitrary restrictions on the design) to succeed. That's something I'd actually be interested in playing more of. Sort of like Dungeon Keeper.

But The Magic Circle isn't Dungeon Keeper. It is at its core a narrative experience and the narrative was sufficiently engaging to earn this title a recommend from me. Expect 2.5 hours of gameplay for the main story, plus some extras to track down and achievements to unlock if you have autism or OCD.
 
Ben McLean
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 avril 2017
Amazingly unqiue and charmingly clever. One of my new favorite games of all time.
 
RadeN
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Non recommandé
1.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juillet 2016
There's a really good, meaningful game in here struggling to get out, and it never quite manages to cross the last jump. Maybe it'll work for you.
 
makersley
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6.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 avril 2016
Amazing game, original, and just a fun experience overall.
 
SkyTune
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6.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 janvier 2016
Fantastic game, short, but absolutely fantastic. Very strange and unique gameplay, the story is good, worth every penny.
 
TheScaryWasabi™
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6.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 décembre 2016
A real gem of a game.
Go in blind.
 
bot
683 produits enregistrés
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 septembre 2016
This game can only be described as AMAZEBALLZ! If you want a unique experience, I HIGHLY recommend it! I took feet and teeth from one creature and gave it to a mushroom. LOL Then programmed the mushroom to KILL MY ENEMIES!
 
suicune2000
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Non recommandé
2.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 juillet 2016
THIS COMMENT HAS BEEN EDITED: Personally I had an awful experience with a bug that I have ttold the developers about, so PERSONALLY I cannot recommend it, however that being said, the game has good voice implementation, a nice story. personally the game isn't for "me", but that doesn't necessarily mean it isn't good for other people, since my small group of friends tend to to not play the same games as eachother, they might like it.
 
Cirayu
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2.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 avril 2016
What a pleasant surprise from the Humble Monthly Bundle.
The Magic Circle is gamedev satire done right. It provides a unique insight into the creative struggles of game creation, and does this while pondering the age old question of story vs. gameplay.
 
Frugl
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10.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 janvier 2016
holy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥. My last review was disgusting to look at. Never thought I would sound that stupid. This game is great and all, but personally, DLC would be amazing. Just, more of this story as a whole would be awsome, maybe a continuation of what happends after the thingy you do to fully complete the game (forgot how to use the spoiler bar) like, taking the perspective of say, a kid who got the game on his birthday or somthing. idk, just felt like somthing was missing when I finished the story.
 
Datura
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 décembre 2015
The Magic Circle goes above just being about making a game, it dives into the lives of perfectionist game developers and their relationship with obsessive fans. The gameplay is an interesting take on debug mode/recycle bin and while it mostly revolves around exploring to find the right abilities, a-la zelda or metroid, it's interesting to see the world that has been built. The characters aren't just bright-eyed developers struggling under the weight of their project, they're real people with real flaws and interpersonal conflicts which drag the game down.

The final level was an excellent culmination of all the ideas and themes up to that point, and the final scene after you finish the game may be a sobering experience for aspiring developers and for fans of games who have no idea how these things are made.

8/10 - I am a god.
 
Blastinburn
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 décembre 2018
It's really cool. Weird mix of intrigue and goofing. Definitely qualifies as unique.
 
wardoson
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Non recommandé
4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2023
not worth $20 about 4hr of gameplay.
 
panther001
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2.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2020
Unique style, fairly common rpg explorer which is not really my thing
 
theatricalpuppy
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 juillet 2020
++
 
Sanseviery
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 décembre 2021
PUSH THE BUTTON, FRANK.
 
Trent W. Buck
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Non recommandé
0.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 avril 2016
Not something I found very entertaining.... perhapos that was by design?
 
Aabreus
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 mars 2017
I thought it was wonderful. Slight Portal Feel, great storytelling, easy to understand. That story though.
 
Bitty Cole
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Non recommandé
3.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 mai 2017
While the concept and visuals are interesting, there is nothing here beyond that for someone outside of the games industry. the challenges are easy, the methods while novel are not well executed. In general by half way through i googled how much play time was left, glad to see it was very low, and even in finishing the last chapter was such self indulged monologue that I nearly turned it off.

Designing games is tough, great, got the picture. I dont want to play a subpar game to find that out.
 
LEVEL 5 DWARF
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0.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 aout 2017
I went into this not knowing quite what to expect, and came out delighted. I used to be an MMO designer for EA and other studios back in the 90's-2000's, and suffered mightily at the hands of my corporate overlords. I found the game development satire in this game to be spot-on.

This is a post-modernist, humor puzzle-adventure / walking simulator game, in the vein of The Stanley Parable or Pony Island (in the sense of 4th wall breaking, not mechanics) in which you're a playtester stuck inside an unreleased video game populated by an AI hostile to the game developers. Those developers appear in the game as floating, talking robotic eyes that are only occasionally aware of your presence, spending most of their time mucking about trying to fix various broken or unfinished game systems. Each (unrealistic visionary creative lead, eager-beaver intern, cynical producer who just wants the damn thing shipped) are well-written and well-voiced, and there is a good dramatic tension to the plot.

The puzzles so far are really simple, and the gameplay in early stages is more about a slow reveal of the plot rather than hardcore gaming. It's more than a walking simulator, but not quite a puzzle adventure...yet.

I've enjoyed my play so far and anticipate finishing this one.
 
Gamboleer
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1.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 février 2018
I'll recommend but I have really mixed opinions on this one. It honestly feels like a game that got in the way of the story it wanted to tell. The gimmick is that the game is unfinished, but even as satire, even as the core mechanic, does it help knowing it's intentional? There are some interesting ideas here, and I'll be damned if the presentation isn't top notch, but the question of whether or not it's worth it to slog through uninteresting gameplay for the sake of an interesting story has always been a no for me. It's a walking simulator/point-and-click adventure game where rather than specific items, you need to find specific abilities to pass obstacles. The game tells you not to worry about an 'intended' path but in my experience there ought to be one for obvious reasons, and therefore it's probably easiest to just do that. The game feels like the story describes it: unfinished and careless. That sort of makes puzzle solving unenjoyable.

I want to like this one more than I do. It reminds me of Evoland: the gimmick is interesting, but grows cold before the game ends. The story is honestly good, but I'm afraid I don't want to trot it's world to see it. If you want a casual experience with a great story and are pleased just looking around you'll probably like this. That's why I recommend, some people like this more than me and I appreciate it exists. But for me, it just isn't enough.
 
Hyomoto
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12.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2016
A really wonderful look into the creative process and issues with ownership that manages to avoid cynicism or blaming.
 
Q.T. Brewer
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2015
Quite possibly one of the coolest,fresh,mind twisting games I have played in a long time(and I have been playing a long time) I highly reccomend this game. What an awesome expierience..
 
criggie
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8.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 mars 2023
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SkyV
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Non recommandé
5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 avril 2016
Was it a fun game? Yes, absolutely. But the reason I'm giving this a negative review is the length. a $20 game shouldn't be completed in 3 hours.
 
Coffeechipmunk
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6.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
Any game where I get to hear Stephen Russell's sexy voice is a good one. If you liked "The Stantly Parable" I'd recommend giving this one a shot.
 
EmptyE
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 avril 2016
An odd game in a good way.
The mechanics are something I've never seen before. The amount of effort that you would have to go through so every creature in the game could have another ability and animate that is just ludicrous.
Short, but full of story. Easily replayable for achievements, secrets and other gameplay styles.
 
Python
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Non recommandé
3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
interesting but quite short - would probably not have paid 17 euros if I ld realized how short

while I enjoyed what there is of the game, I ld recommend waiting for a sale unless you are made of money, don t care about game lenght at all, or are an easily excitable moron like me -.-
 
Major Horrigan
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6.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juin 2016
Sehr spezielles und geiles Spiel von Question aus dem Jahr 2015 mit einer guten Geschichte die auch dem Spieler mal den Spiegel vor hält. Leider nur ca.4-5h lang. Schaut euch einfach mal die Gratisdemo auf Steam oder der Webseite des Games an.

Für einen kleinen Einblick könnt ihr auch auf meinem Youtubekanal ein "wie spielt sich" des Games anschauen :)
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Rummpel Hund
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18.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 septembre 2017
This is a game where you play through an unfinished fantasy adventure game, reprogramming the various creatures to explore the world and collect stuff while learning about the dysfunctional devs that made it. The gameplay is unique and fun, teaching the basics of coding but also fully developed to encourage a variety of play styles and puzzle solutions. The writing is genuinely exceptional, with a great mixture of black comedy and an engaging meta narrative, and the excellent voice acting makes the characters feel like real people. If you're after a clever meta game with open ended puzzles and lots of personality, take a look and you'll probably like what you find.
 
TheTinFoilHatter13
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Non recommandé
5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 janvier 2019
The Magic Circle is a sandbox exploration game with puzzle solving elements

Good:
+ interesting visuals (map design and structure)

Neutral:
= story line is boring and uninteresting (feud between the developers)

Bad:
- entire game is messy & confusing (on purpose)
- indirect fighting system is bad and weird
- puzzles are confusing and badly designed

Conclusion:
I guess this game should simulate how a game change during its development process (that's why the mess of maps and different elements). It should also give inside in the developers life during this process (how exhausting it can be).
But the entire game is extremely pretentious and fails its intention. You should not buy this game at all even at discount.
 
keldor1
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8.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 mai 2015
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At first look, I can tell this game is going to be very refreshing. Can't wait to dive in!
 
caseyhicks6
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2.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juin 2020
The game is cool, but I'm kinda done with its idea really quickly.
 
Empress Roth
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 septembre 2016
很有创意的小游戏,就是流程太短
 
Kosmoss
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2015
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Loyal fighting mushroom. Damn, that's good.
 
vizalerd
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7.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juin 2016
I think this is one of the best games i've ever played
 
BEEZ'EM'UP'BOY'Z
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Non recommandé
5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 aout 2018
Вынос мозга! Терпи и играй доконца не смотря ни на что, благо игра короткая. Лично я ожидал другого, наверное описание всему виной. Иронии и шуток нет. Несколько незамысловатых головоломок. Раскидать умения мобам - это вместо ближнего боя у ГГ, так сказать побудь в шкуре игродела или "бога", задумка интересная, но увы. Зря, зря потраченые кровные, хоть и со скидкой брал(.
0.5 ховлеров из 10
 
moonbass
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8.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 février 2016
I really enjoyed The Magic Circle. I feel like the gameplay is what I wanted Hack 'n' Slash's gameplay to be, and I felt that the story was an interesting look at the interface between game development and fandom.

Also, inexplicably, I felt homesick in the sci-fi areas. I should probably not think about that too much.

As a bonus if you're into cartoons, you may recognize the voice of James Urbaniak (aka Rusty Venture).
 
adeilt
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Non recommandé
4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 mars 2018
Verdict: 6/10 TMC provides innovative game mechanics in a rotten package.


Spoilers in this review!

The Magic Circle is a game with meta jokes and gameplay like the Stanley Parable but the story it provides is weak and the game is an ugly uncomfortable experience.
That being said, I almost recommend this game because of the 1 clever gimmick it provides that makes it fun.

Editing the Game World (the gimmick):
You can edit the characteristics of enemies! That's pretty cool! You edit the way they move, attack, what they attack. and who they follow.
The best part of this feature is that the models of the characters actually change in pretty clever ways.
Movement by flight adds propellers, ground can add legs, special attacks give each model a unique component physically added.
Its clear some care went into this aspect of the game, and it works really well.
Amassing armies of allies was a blast and tuning them to tackle each puzzle was fun.

The Story:
The plot is a bit psychotic. I tried to care about the plot but it was too on the nose and ultimately just...weird, none of the characters are likeable.
Stanley Parable had some subtlety to it and discovering each ending was a fresh and fruitful experience. The story in TMC is obvious and gets old quick.
After completing the game you get to use a level editor which runs on similar mechanics to the main gameplay. Utilizing a "Bored" meter your levels are playtested by the AI with verbal feedback.

UI:
The UI is pretty clunky and I had a lot of issues with cursor offset.
The entire playthrough I experienced a bug that would cause me to walk backwards at random times, maybe this was due to my attached peripherals but it was very annoying.
The environment and graphics are nauseating and hard on the eyes. The world is also very open, but small in size and lacks direction at times.
 
FatHaggard
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 novembre 2016
Best game i never heard of. I got this because of my humble monthly subscription, got bored one day and played and loved it ever sense. I wish i could of nominted for best game within a game but i went for "I THOUGHT THIS GAME WAS COOL BEORE IT WON AN AWARD" insted.
 
Big booty Boi
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 aout 2017
It was a really loveble game, I enjoyed very much the details and the load of fourth wall breaking haha
The game is like a thin book which holds a different and enjoyable experience. Totally recomend for curious and indi lovers.
 
rod.abans
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juin 2016
Creative, fun, and wonderful.
 
Hipsterpotamus
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40.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juin 2016
If I explained just my feelings on this game, it\'d just be the good ♥♥♥♥ copypasta over and over.
Please play this game it\'s so clever and the characters are so real it\'s great 10/10
 
Coda Soliz
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 janvier 2017
Overall enjoyable game, interesting concept.
 
Aphea
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10.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 septembre 2019
Wow. A real journey and game mechanics that make me yearn for a sequel.

Rarely do I finish a game and want to go back for all the collectibles, but this one makes it appetizing.
 
Mark Dee
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7.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 aout 2019
pretty good
 
Emma
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7.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 mai 2015
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Professional review: Good

For more of my reviews, go to my website notreally.com
 
ZedClampet
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Non recommandé
3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2020
Не стоит внимания.
Несмотря на кучу обещаний, игра просто пустая. Можно менять персонажей, но даже в начале spore возможностей больше. Можно попытаться проникнуться созданием игр, но the beginners guide рассказывает об этом намного интереснее. Все достраивание мира идет на уровне "Вот там невидимый мост, а ты можешь сделать его видимым".
Можно купить чтобы посмотреть что-то новое, обязательно по большой скидке. Но игра на один раз, и то, если хватит терпения. Я прошел ее за 4 часа, и час из них я искал ту самую "лазейку" как убить босса. Оказалось, что надо просто собрать всех существ на карте и завалить его мясом. Ужасное разочарование.
Головоломка в игре была всего одна: если дать существу, на которое можно стать, способность к полету, на нем можно будет летать. Смех да и только.
 
Абсурдоголик
656 produits enregistrés
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85.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 janvier 2017
This game is a first. I've been playing a long time (think decades), and this is the first that I went "WTF"? It took awhile to figure it out, what's going on, what's the goal. Think Kairo and Cylne. Once you get the hang of it, the various ways you can play the game are mindblowing. I'm hooked!
 
Bleep
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146.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 janvier 2017
Okay, this game was great. Id say it was a little shorter than I expected, but its really the about the perfect length for what it is. I was expecting a semi-puzzle game with hacking elements, and while there is a little of that, its way more story driven. Its an very clever meta commentary on developers and players and games. And keeps surprising you right to the end.

It was not what I was expecting. But what it was was really awesome. And the guys who made it really put a ton of love into it.
 
kevincope
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 septembre 2019
One a few games in which you get to have fun rewriting how things in the game work. But it's also one of a few games in which [spoilers]. And it's *also* one of a few games in which [other spoilers]. A very unique game that doesn't overstay its welcome.
 
diribative
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30.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 décembre 2020
Recommend (I'll put a better review later).
 
Shadow
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 septembre 2015
+original
+easy to access, but still complex
+compelling story if you pay attention
+humor
 
Eisen
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2.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 avril 2016
Short, funny, but not captivating
 
Provoker [One Grumpy Russian]
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juin 2016
Most creative little narrative I have played in a long time.
 
Crazierinzane
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 septembre 2016
ОТЛИЧНАЯ ИГРА!.
 
JeremyLinelight
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7.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 avril 2016
I'd put this solidly somewhere from "not bad" to "pretty good." I can't say it resonated deeply with me, but I'm not a creator nor do I have an immense creative drive. Perhaps this game hits better with those who enjoy spending time making up worlds and desiging levels, or perhaps those more familiar with the fan-circle, forums, and other stereotypes.

Part of me almost wished the sci-fi elements were a whole game because the music/art style was pretty spot on, but besides that.. I dunno. This is one of those games I can't go into a lot of detail about because, I think, a lot of it is more of how you see, interpret, and pursue things. But overall I'd say I enjoyed it reasonably, even if it didn't resonate to the depths of my soul.

As much as I know everyone is still caught in the "too-popular" vs Hipster mode about it, it's not an Undertale experience. TMC takes the fourth wall down a lot sooner and faster, and in much more obvious ways, though it does toy a bit. At the end most of everything is neatly wrapped up and I don't find myself deeply emotionally moved nor attached - but that isn't necessarily bad, nor was it necessarily the designers' goal to do those things, but it's definitely different. I feel like it was maybe supposed to be a bit more "Ah!" for me, but again - I think this may just not be quite the game that really tickles the deeper fancies of someone who doesn't find the nuances of designing levels and such to be especially compelling, or perhaps someone who doesn't have direct experience with dealing with "fans" in a situation like that.

I'm really not sure.. but ultimately, I can't say that I'd strongly recommend this to everyone and anyone, it definitely is more of a niche title, but that isn't a bad thing.
 
Loȝan
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
It's worth it.
 
Cirno
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11.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 novembre 2016
I nominate this game for the "Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!" award.
 
Future Dog
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2016
P good
 
Untellable
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2016
100% the game within a game award
 
stickfight2
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8.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 février 2021
Is good.
 
UncleGibblets
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2019
I despise this Steam event.
 
Furball
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9.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 mai 2017
It's pretty good.
 
Kyven
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 décembre 2016
Awesome game you gonna love it trust me!!

one game that is definetly influanced by the Bioshock.

POSSITIVES:
A. Enviromental Story Telling
B. RPG
C. Unique
 
ωøυ∫dΥøυKίռd∫y?
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Non recommandé
3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 novembre 2015
its to short!!!!
 
Wrongful
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7.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2016
What the hell who is the player and who is the author? Who is inside the game and who is outside? ...I am still looking for the answers to these questions in Magic Circle and that's making me suspiciously very happy.
 
fake.alien
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Recommandé
5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 septembre 2017
My video reveiw:

Vidéo YouTube™: My Steam Library - The Magic Circle 
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Playing through the unplayed games in my Steam library. Today: The Magic Circle - A First Person, Action Adventure set in an unfinished fantasy game.

 
Man Vs. Pixels
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Non recommandé
0.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2018
Странная игра, которая мне не покорилась. Начала, ошибочно полагая, что это квест или хотя бы нечто близкое к этому жанру, но игра оказалась скорее экшеном. Графическое решение и задумка интересны, но завязка крайне затянута (за 45 минут я так толком и не поняла, как в это играть, где обещанные головоломки и что от меня в целом хотят, только осознала свою ошибку насчет квеста). И еще какой-то совершенно жуткий перевод на русский язык, текста в начале игры немало, а подан он так, что слова просто не складываются в осмысленное предложение. Продолжать разбираться в происходящем из-за этого нет желания, с игрой расстаюсь, рекомендовать не могу.
 
Zhem
678 produits enregistrés
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Recommandé
11.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

This game is strikingly beautiful and truly imaginative!

full review here: The Magic Circle Reviewed In Under 5

Vidéo YouTube™: The Magic Circle (Early Access) - Reviewed In Under 5! 
Vues : 474
#2 in series 'reviewed in under 5' The fast and factual review that doesn't waste your time! Check out my Let's Play of The Magic Circle here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs80F213Y4g In this...
 
Theory
887 produits enregistrés
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Non recommandé
7.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
What little game there is is fun and extremely engaging. The idea of customizing your horde of minions, while not entirely original, is well-presented and entertaining. Too bad there's all of 4-6 hours of gameplay before you finish.
 
Lollerisms
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2019
GENIUS!
 
Sardonic
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11.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 septembre 2016
Loved it
 
Detective
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Non recommandé
5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juillet 2018
There's honestly so little to do this feels like a walking simulator with witty narration.
Think Stanely Barable, but terribly boring.
 
Light
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11.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 septembre 2015
its a good fun 10 doller game it just feels like it should have been able to color everything so it would look like a finish product like skyrim
 
SuperDean
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 juin 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

Gave game to me and my friend. I spend all my time checking every nook and cranny, getting all audio, creatures and puzzles. He just gives a rock wings and finishes the game. 10/10 Would code again
 
Drift King Yoda
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17.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 aout 2016
I recently replayed this game after discovering that it was made by some of the people involved in Bioshock Infinite, a game with a notoriously chaotic development.
The magic circle is not experienced in a significantly different manner with this knowledge in mind, but it made me pay more attention to the bits of story told through notes and audio logs.
The story is both good taken for itself and a nicely realised example of non-linear storytelling. It ties well into the exploration-focuesd gameplay. Gameplay concerning editing creatures is excellent while you are still uncovering new parts of the map and solving puzzles, but hunting down the last few notes and creatures can be slightly tedious.
It does have some irony to it that i find lacking a sense of direction (rarely) is one of the few complaints i have regarding this game that aims to portray a creative endeavour which has lost all sense of direction. I would, of course, not have mentionend this had it not amused me. The other legitimate grievance i have is that the loud sound of propeller-equpped creatures you will need for the endgame drowns out the nice soundtrack.
Concerning achievements, you will have experienced all story-snippets the game has to offer once you reach 100%, making the pursuit of having all achievements a worthwhile endeavour. Finding all creatures can be annoying, but should not drag out for more than 20 minutes due to the small map size. It does help to keep a checklist for this one (or rename them in the order you edit them).

Overall, this is likely one of the best narratives which utilises the interactive medium to a degree that makes adaption into anything but a game strictly impossible. While this category may be unhandy for snappy nomenclature, i believe it to be both an underappreciated and underestimated branch of the arts. As such, i urge you to give this game a chance - it is worth double the time and money you stand to spend on it.

### Original review ###
Brilliant Game, it is still fun after you completed the story
 
JDD
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 décembre 2015
At the time of writing this review it's been almost a month since Fallout 4 released, and many players have finished it and long for more. But the fun doesn't have to end there, thanks to The Magic Circle. In The Magic Circle, you play a buggy, half-finished RPG, fixing it and altering it as you go, providing an adequate emulation of playing one of Bethesda's titles.

All jokes aside, this game is really fun. It's really more of a puzzle game than an actual RPG, but it handles the puzzles in a pretty unique way. The monsters in the game can be trapped and edited to have new abilities that you take from other monsters, giving them various purposes that can be used both for combat or solving puzzles. At one point in the game I accidentally broke the "planned" solution for crossing a river of fire, but I was able to solve the puzzle my own way by adding some Teleport abilities I had taken from another area, putting one on my fire-breathing mushroom and tossing him across the gap, and then putting another teleport on my pet rock and standing on him to teleport across the gap. It highly encourages creativity, and the monster editing function has enough variety to allow you to feel like your party is your own creation. From there the game continues to constantly deliver surprises, and while it isn't an overly long game, it makes up for it in quality. If you're interested in getting a satirical look into the world of game development or just want to create an army of flying parasitic rocks, this game is pretty great.
 
Jocosity
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Non recommandé
7.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 aout 2017
It's an interesting concept, but there's too much untapped potential at the end of the game and no replayability. The sandboxing could have been expanded upon far more than it actually was. It's just a puzzle game, and it barely lasts 4 hours of gameplay.

It's only fun until you beat it.
 
Ace
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7.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
This is the first title in an crowd-funded episodic game featuring the highest highs of the universe and the lowest lows of hell. When creation and destruction collide, it is up to you, the hero, to save everyone from the evil gods. In this game, your choices really matter, and it features intricate and rewarding combat and crafting systems. Watch as your foes fall before your mighty blade, before collecting ancients treasures long forgotten. The color scheme is a gaudy, but I think it fits well with overall theme. Oh, and the best part? The developers really listen to the fans, constantly updating this gem according to our voices.

12 out of 11, best 500 dollars I ever spent in crowd-funding for a fancy cape on my character model. I just hope the multiplayer comes out soon!
 
Kidz Bop Nightcore
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1.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juillet 2015
A non-biased quick look @ the game:
Vidéo YouTube™: ➜ A Quick Look @ 'The Magic Circle' (Geforce GT 640) 
Vues : 41
You can pick up the game here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/323380 A non-biased quick look @ 'The Magic Circle' - A broken game thats not broken and the concept is simply superb!


A broken game thats not broken and the concept is simply superb! n this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you ship a game ...from the inside? - Highly Recommended!
 
Paradise Decay
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 janvier 2017
This game starts strong and keeps developing new layers into both the narrative and the gameplay, but both of them get stretched too far at the VERY end of the game.

The majority of the game is a well crafted machine that will engage you and have you begging to see more, but that is where one of the biggest flaws appears. This game is short. It is too short to really fulfill the story that the developers were trying to accomplish as well as leaving you unsatiated with the development of the puzzle/game mechanics. You'll be begging for more, but there won't be more to take.

What there is to take is still pretty damn entertaining, though.
 
Midnight
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Non recommandé
14.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 aout 2022
Imagine Pikmin, but you can freely change your Pikmin colors and revive them if anything goes wrong. Such a game would have absolutely no challenge.
That is The Magic Circle.

There's potential... But little of it is realized.

Story
A bunch of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ can't agree on anything. Their game is stuck in development hell. They have an orgy.
Gameplay
  1. Command everything to be your ally.
  2. Walk around to find collectibles. (You can't sprint, because ♥♥♥♥ you.)
  3. There's approximately 1 actual puzzle in the entire game.
  4. At the very end you make a "level" with a bare-bones editor. This 'ain't no Mario Maker... For no reason, your capacity for level elements is directly tied to how many collectibles you previously found.
  5. Replay the game for the last few achievements.

The game is boring as hell and much worse than those made decades ago for the N64. Obviously, I don't recommend it.
 
Darches
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2016
So great :D loved it! I can not express how happy I feel
 
Katsuka
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6.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 mars 2018
It's a nice game with a nice storyline
 
Pootel
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 novembre 2020
Yes, you play a game stuck in devoplement hell, its great
 
YeIIowBox
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19.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 aout 2016
Really enjoyed this game. I've 'finished' it, but I think there's a lot more to explore. Just running around is fun. What else ya got, Question? :)
 
heckcat
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juin 2016
Great game!
 
Thorin Drywallshield
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2016
Have you ever wanted to question reality itself?
Maybe dig around in the places between places?
Find lost souls and save them?

Come on in then.
We're waiting for you.
Waiting for you to save us all.
 
Kvaz
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 janvier 2016
I rarely do reviews, but my lord I absolutely love this game, with all the powers and attacks you can put on different creature, i had a Key flying around shooting fire at things.
10/10 would make a flying flame thrower key again
 
lunchbox6690
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 janvier 2016
While I do recommend it an the grounds of it being a good game... beware. the trailer shows like 99% of the game, I've already finished it in like 2-3 hrs. It's funny, but honestly a little lackluster as it just doesn't have a lot of content or stuff to do. One of the best ideas ever, and worth playing.... but not really worth $20.
 
Tranus
346 produits enregistrés
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16.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juin 2017
absolutly recommend it
 
animefreak701139
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Non recommandé
6.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 octobre 2015
The game is very fun and interesting, but only as a few hours of content. Lower the price for this game!

6/10
 
Schwypies
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Non recommandé
3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 mai 2017
This game puts me in a frustrating place, because it's a good idea. It's just. So poorly executed.

Okay, first off. This game is not fun to play. I do not find the gameplay interesting; it's slow-paced and repetitive, and the "puzzles" are all so abstract that you end up with a lot of "was i meant to do that" scenarios. I beat the hiver queen just by getting the mindswap ability and putting it on one of my ally monsters. Maybe the game encourages freedom but that just makes everything feel unrewarding. And the last segment of the game is unrewarding too. One easy, EASY puzzle at the E4 demo, and overdramatic and kind of boring cutscene, and then a slow/repetitive "build your own game segment" that you have to start from the very start every time even if you screw up right near the end.

The game is also really not that visually impressive. The black and white aesthetic doesn't work and the retro style is, well, intentionally dated. Animations aren't that great and often pretty janky. The "conductor whispers" in the music are cute as first but get tiresome quickly. The voice acting is pretty solid though, I'll give it that, and the small snippets of story hidden away are decently rewarding to find.

Also, the game is like 3.5 or so hours long even if you're poking around a lot and $20. And even then. It feels too long. It feels like a glorified tech demo that they tried to stretch out to a full game. It's just. Ugh. So much potential wasted. Maybe it's meta. I don't know. I don't care.

I wanted to like this game but I just did not enjoy it and I have absolutely no desire to return to it & finish off what I missed. So I really can't recommend it on that basis alone, even ignoring all the other faults.
 
rory
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1.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 avril 2018
Produit remboursé

It was a great game that reminded me of a game idea I had awhile ago. It didn't run very well on my computer though.
 
theeerieredlight
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 avril 2016
I feel bad having got this in a humble monthly. It's an incredible game. I'd rate this game 2 Rusty Ventures, but it will just degenerate into a conversation about the double frogman.
 
Ferrous Boiler You're My Hero
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 décembre 2016
I just realized I never reviewed this and yet it is probably my favorite game as far as creativity is concerned.

I am downloading it again right away. Definitely buy this!
 
Anti
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6 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Non recommandé
1.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 mai 2017
It's kind of weird to be reviewing a game about a game that isn't finished, and then having the complaint that the game isn't finished, but here we are.
The game is very poorly designed from a mechanics and feel point of view. It plays like a game from the late 90s or early 2Ks. It really feels like someone started making a game, didn't get very far, and then decided to paint over that by adding a meta story to it.
I will say that James Urbaniak's voiceover is excellent as always, but it really feels like he's the only thing they spent money on.
 
Kauffy
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Non recommandé
14.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 octobre 2017
A nice story. Love the game development humor. Cool concept for a game....

But very overpriced. Finished in 7 hours by going slow to find hidden items. Seriously a very short game. Wait for a big sale and it is worth it.

I can't vote meh. So thumbs down for now.
 
Lonewolf
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 juin 2016
This was a fantastic little gem which I'm very glad to have picked up without really knowing anything about it. It's basically a free-form narrative-driven exploration and puzzle game, and it really kept me intrigued throughout the whole playthrough. The sound design is also just the best.

Anything I could really say on things like story and gameplay have really been covered by other reviews, but I will say that if you are one of those people who ♥♥♥♥♥ about walking simulators and the like, just, stay far away from this as you probably won't like or get what it's trying to do.

I guess I don't have anything that insightful to say, but if you're looking for a fun time in a game that satirizes or deconstructs what making games is even about ANYWAY, I'd say give it a go.
 
Steph
1,231 produits enregistrés
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
This game is great.
10/10 Voice acting.
11/10 Satire of the industry.
10/10 Gameplay mechanics.

I love this game. If you enjoy off beat games like The Stanley Parable, then you will probably love this one too.
 
Mr. Jacobs
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10.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 avril 2018
You can turn mushrooms into sentient, fire breathing pets. 10/10
 
ImBoredToo
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10.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 aout 2016
You've never played it before.
 
Braneloc
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 aout 2016
Meta don't even begin to describe it...
 
kkgg84
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Non recommandé
1.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 décembre 2017
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Человек
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 janvier 2017
I see a circle, I like.
 
Zenny
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juin 2016
Gave a baby mind control powers 10/10
 
Roboapple
1,066 produits enregistrés
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Non recommandé
8.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 octobre 2018
Сомнительного качества повествование, механика и отсутствие юмора не позволяют насладиться игрой. Возможно, её необходимо написать самому.
 
Regeace
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8.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 septembre 2020
Absolutely brilliant.
 
Cross
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Non recommandé
1.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 janvier 2017
Produit remboursé

I bought this game thinking it was a puzzle game with psuedo hacking elements. What I got was a railroading meta commentary game with light ARPG elements. The only puzzles so far are throwing items on the ground to open locks. So far, it's been boring and dull. You would be beter off with Stanley Parable for a meta game, or (Portal/Antichamber/Talos Principle) if you want a puzzle game.
 
Yup
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 aout 2019
Так, уже пишем, да? Запись идёт?

Ну, что там обычно говорят в обзорах. Начать, может, что вкратце в игре происходит? Ну, ты попадаешь в незаконченный проект в качестве...фиг знает. Вроде бета-тестера. Я не догнал этот момент.

Начинаешь ломать его изнутри. Причины на это есть. Сюжет хороший, надо признать, хотя местами и провисает.

Любимое самое? Как они четвёртую стену ломают. Чем ближе к концу, тем интереснее наблюдать, как они ломают твой монитор с той стороны. Только за геймпад держаться придётся.

Тут, вообще, не столько про экшен, сколько про историю. Мне понравилось. Пару моментов особенно впечатлили - тем, что они ни в каком виде в других играх не встречались.

Надо признать, что это довольно нишевый продукт - на любителя. Для нормисов не подойдёт, даже за казуалов сомневаюсь.

Но точняк один из сотни найдётся, кому зайдёт на ура)

Всё, наверное. А что ещё рассказать? Покажете потом, что получилось, как этот обзор выйдет? Ладно, я пошёл тогда.
 
PESEZZZ!!!
1,648 produits enregistrés
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Non recommandé
3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
Seriously simplistic, with a poor story and development. Ultimately The MAgic Circle was awful.
 
Lord Noob
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 février 2019
Its a pearl.
 
Lord Vaqoov
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 février 2019
This game is the bomb diggity.
 
Zarvanis
255 produits enregistrés
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Non recommandé
4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 mars 2018
Some neat tech holding up a boring game and a boring story.
 
Jower
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Non recommandé
1.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 janvier 2021
Fascinating but not really good as a game
 
Nab
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3 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Non recommandé
5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 avril 2018
The length of the game does not justify the $20 price tag. I went through it leisurely and enjoyed the plot/music. I still finished it in under 5 hours. The ending is abrupt and unexpected, and the final level is actually really tedious.

The mechanics are solid. And there's a lot of potential here. But overall, I felt suckerpunched. There's a point where the game's "villian" breaks the fourth wall on a rant that describes pretty much how you, the real life person playing the game, suck. Like it's a slap in the face to all players from Question's (the developers) team.

Watch some online Let's Plays of it. Save your money. There's no bang for your buck here, just a little pop.
 
frostfire20
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Non recommandé
3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 janvier 2023
The Magic Circle may present itself as a puzzle game, but after beating the game in a few hours, it proved itself to be a walking simulator loosely intertwined with an uninteresting story.

To start, the lore provided no interesting carrot to chase. The story tried its hardest to be "cool" and "deep" but completely missed the mark. It felt like the game was speaking to me in poems rather than telling a story. Oftentimes, characters would spout out paragraphs of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ while I sat there waiting for them to finish so I could initiate the next ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ spout to advance the story.

Although I tried out The Magic Circle purely to explore it's "meta" narrative, I still expected some gameplay to come along with it. Rather fittingly to the lore of the game, every idea in this game feels half-baked. Each time the game approaches a genius gameplay concept, it immediately shies away from it and tucks it away, never to be used again. As such, there were no deep puzzles nor challenges-- I found I could meander around and stumble into solutions with minimal effort.

If you're looking for a game with a similar plot which does the whole "meta" thing properly, play The Hex. As for The Magic Circle, I would advice saving yourself some money and dodging this title.
 
Yffriium
193 produits enregistrés
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2 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Non recommandé
8.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 septembre 2019
Sadly, I don't like idea of this game.
 
molu13
1,479 produits enregistrés
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2.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 avril 2016
Am I dead?
 
Hyrule
1,843 produits enregistrés
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2 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
0
Recommandé
4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 septembre 2016
Great game!
 
Aladek
0
4 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
0
Recommandé
1.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 juillet 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

Love the dialog, the interesting levels, and the ability to reprogram the AIs. solid game.
 
infiwise
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 septembre 2016
Good ♥♥♥♥
 
Ravenous Thot
343 produits enregistrés
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1
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2.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
I played a videogame about playing a videogame.

Inception/10
 
FatBaldBastard
2,050 produits enregistrés
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3 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Non recommandé
0.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 décembre 2020
A game about a small dev team making a game where they care so much about the game's story that they forget to actually make the game good. In an ironic twist, this is also what the actual game suffers from.
 
Supercalifragilistic
817 produits enregistrés
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Recommandé
5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

Well... that was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cool.
 
Illiterate Sophist
988 produits enregistrés
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 septembre 2016
A game about a game that has been scrapped, rewritten, never completed and fought about by it's authors. Throw in a summoner vibe and quite a freedom in how to aproach situations. Great graphical style.
 
ReBoot
2,281 produits enregistrés
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1 personne a trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Non recommandé
2.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
Plays like arse. Guess that's a satire of poorly optimised games.
 
5 Bears On Patrol
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Non recommandé
1.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 janvier 2017
I wanted to like this game. I should have liked this game. I didn't like this game. I'm not even sure why., other than the menus making me vaguely ill.
 
MNGwinn
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 avril 2016
In The Magic Circle hilft man dem Entwickler des Spieles The Magic Circle nach vielen Jahren in der Entwicklung beim Leveldesign und dem letzten Bugfixing. Überall in der Welt von Level The Magic Circle findet man als Spieler noch Bugs (Rätsel) denen man sich annehmen kann beziehungsweise muss.

Die Story ist dabei wie ihr bereits lesen konntet sehr Meta, was mir sehr gut gefällt und ein bisschen an The Stanley Parable erinnert. Das Gameplay geht ein bisschen in die Richtung von Overlord, nur dass man seinen "Minions" für die Rätsel auch noch die richtigen Fähigkeiten programmieren muss.

Ich hatte dieses Spiel nie auf dem Schirm gehabt, werde es nach dem durchsuchten aber wohl auch so schnell nicht vergessen, da es einfach einzigartig ist.

4/5
 
diplomatt.ig
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 novembre 2018
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fun game btw.
all these squares make a circle.
all these squares make a circle.
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BoatCreeks
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Non recommandé
0.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 juillet 2015
Qualité d'écriture: là où Stanley Parable réussit, The Magic Circle échoue.
 
channie
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5 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Non recommandé
3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 mai 2018
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They try hard to speak about game development but I did not liked how they do it and it was not interesting to play.
 
irnnn
0
3 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
0
Non recommandé
3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 février 2017
It's not what I expected it to be after seeing the trailer. I think it just wasn't for me
 
fw.smit01
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Non recommandé
3.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 juillet 2016
Produit remboursé

Скажу сразу, я буду делить игра на демо-версию и полную игру. Под полной игрой я буду иметь ввиду игру после окончания демо-версии.
Минусы:
-Короткая, как и полная, так и полностью игра, вместе с демо.
-Полная версия скучная, весь сок в демо.
-Сюжета в полной версии тоже нет, развитие сюжета происходит только в демо, в полной же версии тебя просто проводят до конца игры и все.
-Цена. Цена приемлима, буд эта игра часов на шесть. За игру на данном этапе я бы дал не больше 100 рублей. За 400 я бы лучше посоветовал подкопить и купить Tabletop Simulator.
-После игры нам дают возможность создавать свои уровни и посмотреть типа стрим по этим уровням. Это минус, потому что не соответствует геймплею.
Плюсы:
-Интересный геймплей.
 
njaab
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Non recommandé
4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 aout 2017
I didn't like this game much. The writing is good, and the voice acting is good. Other than that it's almost "walking simulator" levels of boring. It's incredibly slow-paced, too short, and actually too story-heavy if that's possible. There's minimal combat, no real NPCs to interact with, and no actual choices in the gameplay - despite the seemingly open world, it's basically a railroad from start to finish.

As for the graphics and look of the game, I understand WHY they made it look like a hot bag of crap, but that doesn't change the fact that it looks like a hot bag of crap. It's uglier than Fallout 3, and that's really saying something. But that made it SO unpleasant to look at that I didn't want to play it.

In short, I don't want to play a game that's in development hell, I want to play a game that escaped it and got finished.
 
InsideOutFace
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Non recommandé
1.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 février 2021
I want to write an essay about how much I hated this game.

Probably one of the worst games I have ever played.
 
GLIMPSE
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2 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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Non recommandé
1.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 octobre 2017
I feel they could have had the same effect and had the game be less of an eyesore. Clashing colors and design to the point that it gave me a headache.
 
BluePsion
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2 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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1.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 février 2017
Very cool concept indeed, but I just couldn't be compelled to finish it, especially not after learning how short it is.
 
mills
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 décembre 2016
WOW. I loved this game, but I just wish it wasn't so short. I beat it in about 3 hours (As you can see) and I'm refunding it now because I don't have the patience to find ALL the secrets I missed. But for the time it lasted, it was amazing. I don't think it's worth 20 dollars, and luckily I got it during the sale, but 10 dollars is fine with me. If you want to buy this game, now'd be a good time (as of typing), because to me it's closer to it's worth. Either way, I loved it and I would still buy it even if it were 20. Good job to the people who made this game :D
 
JoshuaCF
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 mai 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

I have made love to over a thousand beautiful women and fathered over a hundred beautiful children but this game is the single greatest experience of my life.

11/10
 
slackergod
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 aout 2016
It's like No Man's Sky, but good.
 
Lt. Ladders
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Non recommandé
5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2016
meh.. 2/10
 
VahidSlayerOfAll
3,953 produits enregistrés
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3 personnes ont trouvé cette évaluation utile
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 mai 2016
The Magic Circle is a game that I recommend because:
- is a method to banish boredom
- is indie
- it has adventure & action
- it has trading cards
- it has strategy

Enjoy!
 
Yella | mihaela.vlc
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Non recommandé
5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juin 2016
Just plain boring.... I don't know what else to say.....
 
Noir de Sheep
585 produits enregistrés
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Non recommandé
0.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 octobre 2016
negative
 
Xerxes
291 produits enregistrés
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Non recommandé
3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juin 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

started off really well, but got bored really quickly
 
TRAVisty James
494 produits enregistrés
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Non recommandé
3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 janvier
very cool in principal, but is too far from what id consider a good game
 
unkle bancs
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28.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 avril 2021
The Magic Circle is a first person adventure game/walking sim where you are trapped in an incomplete video game. While the developers (shown as magic eyeballs) squabble over how to finish the game, you run around and cause mayhem in an attempt to complete the game you're trapped in.

The game works well and looks reasonable, if somewhat simplistic (this is intended), but it's not lazily done, every surface is textured and the game is polished and runs well in 4K. The story is interesting and surprising and the voice acting is well done. It's a bit like Pony Island, only they put some effort into the visuals instead of using lazy retro pixel "art".

Overall this is worthwhile for fans of metagaming and adventure games. The asking price is a little too high, so this should only be picked up on sale or in bundles, but if you see it, it's worth it.
 
Obey the Fist!
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9.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 décembre 2023
A one-of-a-kind experience that I very much enjoyed playing. I hope it's as inspiring to creators as it was presumably intended to be. I'm very glad I finally got around to playing this gem. It's not the longest experience, so I wouldn't say you should buy it at price - but on sale? Definitely worth it.
 
Enkazadas the Cosmic Traveller
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7.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 décembre 2023
This is unlike any game I've ever played before, but I'm glad I played it. The story deals with the development of a video game, and your role is learning about the game and sort of sabotaging it. I won't spoil it, but I think it's unique enough for anyone to give it a shot. Maybe try the demo first.

7.5/10
I enjoyed my play-through but wasn't a fan of many of the characters. That's probably the point though.
 
Nav0nial
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6.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 novembre 2023
Fun
 
xx2cd91xx2
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13.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 octobre 2023
favorite
 
a7b4
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 septembre 2023
Burlesque !
 
Soul-Sharpening#4403 [FR]
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9.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 septembre 2023
Played this game in one sitting. Haven't done that in years! Went out of my way to find most of what I could in the game, and I've enjoyed every minute of it. Highly recommend!
 
Vin Ara
253 produits enregistrés
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 aout 2023
have you ever wanted to make an army of rats with railguns mounted to their backs that kill anything and everything that they see instantly? this is the game for you!
 
takedowntown
152 produits enregistrés
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7.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 aout 2023
It's pretty good. So much better than Stanley Parable, in my opinion.
 
NOOBMASTER
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 aout 2023
Una experiencia y crítica frente al desarrollo de videojuegos muy interesante.

♥♥: Gracias por la recomendación al usuario "Silencio Incómodo"
 
Sir Vespα
388 produits enregistrés
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8.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 octobre 2023
I completed this game a long time ago.
Yet to this day whenever I think about games that inspire creativity, this is one of those that comes to mind the fastest.
For years I struggle to describe what was so magical about this game so I left it unreviewed. Not that it means I now know what to write about this game though, I just want to recommend this to more people while I have the chance.
 
GingerRin
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6.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 aout 2023
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It's very good and full of surprising and engaging mechanics. Definitely worth a shot if you're even a tiny bit interested in a story about game development.
 
Malevolentia
573 produits enregistrés
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3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 aout 2023
The developers took away my combat mechanics so I stole their god powers and created a hive minded mushroom friend named Chet that commands their mushroom army to fly around and shoot people with railguns. This game is amazing.
 
Frickin' Rumbi
158 produits enregistrés
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juillet 2023
A brilliant different take on code puzzling. Simplistic for anyone with serious background but has a wonderful free lateral thinking aesthetic.
 
atlantis_maniac
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2023
A must play for video game enthusiasts that find abnormal and unique video game mechanics interesting
 
DERP_GUTS
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2023
just play it, please
 
Catastrophic
431 produits enregistrés
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3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2023
funny game about game development and breaking an unfinished game

play it.
 
KoolKevin
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2023
commanded a hivemind of flying zombies shooting railguns
 
kdfchse
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7.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 juillet 2023
The best anti-Michael Kirkbride rhetoric in existence.
 
Rezalon
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Non recommandé
7.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 aout 2023
look this game is great but i can not recemond it because after beating the game i expiernced a game breaking bug where it will boot up the game and then i will be stuck at the qustion logo please devs please fix this
 
a jar of jarate
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 juillet 2023
I've enjoyed this gem, it explains why so many opinions can ruin the game.
It also explains why action variety is important in-game, it gives an overall understatement of what the game is actually meant to be.
 
☯YaKudZa☯
258 produits enregistrés
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2023
Great game with an amazing story, immaculate voice acting, and wonderful execution of the main gimmick the only problem with the game is that it is very short for a $20 game, but that is made up for by the amount of content pack into a nice small and concise around 4 hour long package
 
Gay Chemicals
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2023
Picked this up during the Steam Sale of 2023, and I gotta say; Game good. The gameplay is unique, the banter is just witty enough, and it's also a really good commentary on Development Hell! Definitely recommend if it's on sale or if you're looking for something new.
 
yukondiggy
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2023
Pretty cool idea for a game.
a bit too short and the mechanics could have been explored further,
but over all pretty a pretty cool game.
 
Bill (god of watermelons)
260 produits enregistrés
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6.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2023
Cool
 
Viking
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juin 2023
Great story / commentary, well put together.
 
lordcrekit
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8.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 mai 2023
i want more
 
Mafia
76 produits enregistrés
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 mai 2023
Decent game. Price is justified, but I personally would get it at 5$/€/£.
Dev seems to care in the steam discussion forums which is nice.
 
StereotypicalCat
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 juillet 2023
I found the game through funke's video and found it very intriguing and i was surprised to see a deep and interesting game about the more toxic culture of game development and how the creator view it i loved it so much and it gave me a lot to think about as someone who want to persue a career in the game development industry thank you the magic circle.
 
kikogeva
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25.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2023
Without a single word of irony, this is probably one of the greatest games ever made. A premise more original than anything you will ever see, a user interface that is staggeringly friendly when you realise how it works, a gameplay loop that basically lets you do what you want more or less consequence-free, an overworld story that remains relevant throughout whilst allowing you to ignore most of it if you want to, and an atmosphere that is like absolutely nothing else. It's staggering. It should have been game of the bloody decade. Don't ever let this be forgotten, it's an absolute masterpiece.
 
Mizake
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2.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 juin 2023
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Quite a funny and unique puzzle-adventure type game where you try to beat the game by editing the data of monsters or objects to make them behave in ways that fit your style. Give a rock the ability to float and fly it over some obstacles (and break through the map, kinda), raise an army of fire breathing mushrooms, or an army of sword fighting corpses, cripple any enemy you face by removing all of their code, et cetera.

The game is really easy, but it's a fun little game of where you play like you're up against the developer (kind of like Pony Island's narrative).

Although, not worth the price unfortunately. Most people manage to beat the game in 3.5 hours, some take 5. Complete everything to get all the collectible dialogs and such and you'll have around 8 hours of gameplay.
 
Wesu.
322 produits enregistrés
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30.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juin 2023
Wow... I went into this with very low expectations honestly and was... completely blown away.

The voice acting is amazing with even some high tier actors that you'll immediately recognize.
The story is amazing and even the "antagonist" of the game you'll be able to see as an ally and feel bad for.
There's a few puzzles that'll make you really think and try to work out what the solution is.
The customization is pretty good as well, *especially* for an indie game.
It even practically turns into a completely different genre of a game towards the end (definitely in a good way)

While it is a *bit* short (actual playthrough took 4.1 hours. the 30hrs was from Steam Idler), I still say it's incredibly worth it. This game was an absolutely amazing starting stone for this indie dev and massively shows off their talent. If anything, this game is so good it makes me sad The Blackout Club never got to reach it's full potential as these devs are insanely talented.

Definitely give this game a try. You won't regret it.
 
Cosmetic Twink
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Non recommandé
2.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 mai 2023
I can see why some people liked this, but it wasn't for me. It definitely was not my type of humor. I liked the game at the beginning because it was different than other games I played, but after playing for a while I found it tedious to keep editing all the creatures. There wasn't enough game play to keep me interested.
 
Usagi Koneko
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7.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 avril 2023
Good game. Alot like BOTW where it's more or less a big sandbox that lets you solve puzzles how you want. Also fun story.
 
Bossclips
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 février 2023
if i could play this game blind for a second time, i sure as heck would.
 
MedicatedGoo
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59.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 février 2023
一个黑色喜剧

推荐给热爱电子游戏的人
 
羊羽6698
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 février 2023
it good
 
elliothoeve72
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7.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 décembre 2022
great, love secret hunting? buy this game, play the demo first to get the idea
 
cabage man
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7.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 décembre 2022
This is definitely unique and interesting. Unfortunely the game is not yet finished, but its playable at least.
 
Fugu
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6.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 avril 2023
I've had a blast with this game. I found the story to be really immersive and made me long to know more about the characters. As another review has mentionned, the gameplay mechanics are fun and interesting but lack situations where they're exploited to their fullest. Nevertheless, the setting, universe and characters all feel thought out and are a great experience overall.

If you liked games by Daniel Mullins (like Inscryption, the Hex...) you're gonna love this one.
 
[TEAM P1] 7²
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9.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 avril 2023
This game is quite unique in its concept and it serves its gripping storyline with a healthy dose of humor. You get lots of freedom modifying all sorts of things in the world, and there's a lot of potential to create very silly mayhem, but I never felt like you could get too OP. Just as that starts being the case, the gameplay actually shifts to something different entirely.

Also, props for blending an old pixelated Quake-style looking game so well with a more modern game. I was surprised just how seamlessly the two styles blend.
 
DaVince
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12.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 janvier 2023
10 /10 - If your into Game Development, this should be on your radar

This is one of those Stanley Parable, Beginners Guide, 4th wall breaking narratives where you take on the perspective of a game developer from a sub optimal studio. I got way too invested in this and seeing how this all plays out. and enjoyed it all the way till the end.

pros
-unique concept and presentation
- the story leads you by the nose
- interesting puzzles and gimicks
- stripping the teeth and legs off creatures and frankienstiening things

♥♥♥♥
- game reviewed itself so i cant really say nothing.
 
Doga
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3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 janvier 2023
To the players: it's very good and definitely worth the few hours it takes to beat.

To the devs: I really liked basically everything about this game, especially the ending. I didn't skip a single cutscene.

And for whatever reason, the post-credits part with the junior dev lady made me tear up a little... to see her having fun elicited a more visceral reaction from me than I was expecting.

Thank you for your time and effort making this, I hope any future projects go just as well.
 
Skullbombraging
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2022
Эта игра настолько прекрасна,что вы можете сделать из обычного камня огнеупорный,который будет открывать вам электрические двери,летать с вами или под вами,так ещё и уничтожать врагов с рельсотрона
 
Enkrens
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9.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 novembre 2022
THIS IS AN AMAZING GAME but you cant have sex with ish so only 6 out of 10
 
BACON
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14.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 novembre 2022
amazing and very meta, definitely worth the money and i wish there was more.
 
Zychromium
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10.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 novembre 2022
This game is pretty damn close to perfect which is fascinating because its not even complete.
 
Velvas
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7.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 octobre 2022
Very Fun
 
ReDumbist
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 novembre 2022
I have held my share of dreams and hopes for games made by others, as well as games that I might make. In the 2000s I picked up Game Maker 5.3 and spent all of my free time making and debugging simple 2d platformer demos. I look up to great developers with awe, and have my share of scorn and contempt for projects that hurt me as a fan. The story of the magic circle touched me personally.

The gameplay left a bit to be desired. It was kinda short, certain abilities were waaaaay too loud compared to everything else around, pacing was off, the art style made it hard to track where it was possible to go, secrets were either out in the open or hidden behind too much work, the "intended" routing seemed to require glitches, the story coulda been longer...............

LOL. It was fantastic. Its very much a walking-sim with a little puzzle solving, but it is THE walking sim that many game creators and fans have walked before. It's actually just a change in perspective. It also makes me want to pick up those dusty old ideas I had again. Not because those ideas are good, but because they are mine.

10/10.
 
Shvingy
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2.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 novembre 2022
The first half of the game is a cool concept, and a bit of a fun story. The ending two challenges are excellent, and the narrative gets turned on its head - where at first you were chuckling at egomaniacally creative and stubborn corporate views clashing, the ending shows that the audience is just as much a participant in this trainwreck. The final level, where you're asked to build a snapmap level with enough varied second-to-second experiences to satisfy an impatient player, using the tools that you previously used to break the game, is a sequence so memorable i don't think i'll ever stop using it as a way to explain the industry to people.

It's barely 3hr long, and yeah it's $20. Sure it "could" be longer, but that dilutes the point of the game. I wouldn't want to set a precedent that games like this should all be $20 -- but this one is so wholly original and is such a great experience that i don't regret it for a second.
 
K!netic
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2.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 octobre 2022
super fun
 
thatguy1261
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 octobre 2022
About 4 hours of good good stuff. Really inventive, really damn fun. Absolutely buy it.
 
Garfield's #2 Onlyfans Sub
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 octobre 2022
Побачив у відосі одного чувачка цю гру. Відразу кинулось в очі те, що ця гра, це щось незвичайне. Гра про внесення своїх правил у геймплей з доволі таки цікавим міні сюжетом. Актори озвучки оригіналу (Інгліш), дуже постарались! 10\10 Босів :)
 
gorilla_san
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 septembre 2022
great sense of humour and great fun. surprising amount of possibilities for such a simple interface.
 
Leif
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 aout 2022
Una broma sobre el desarrollo de videojuegos y la "vision del creador". Creativo aunque muy corto.
 
Lv5-Death
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3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 aout 2022
I get what this game is going for I really do. It's a meta commentary about game creation with core concepts in crowdfunding and how fans drive interest up while behind the scenes things fall apart for any number of different reasons. In truth the narrative is really interesting and engaging. The issue is I never really felt there to be a compelling reason that this needed to be a game itself other than serving the meta narrative purpose. The puzzles were pretty straight forward, I never felt overly engaged past a little bit of dopamine from amassing an army of creatures to rise up.

I almost wonder if this is a piece of media that could have thrived in a different medium. Or if the creative vision doesn't match our current technology. Either way it just feel short for me as a game and for that reason I can't really recommend it.
 
RogueRhythm
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6.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2022
It still holds up
 
JonG
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14.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 juillet 2022
Incredible postmodern deconstruction of the videogame production process, which is very fun to play!
 
musefrog
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 juillet 2022
An amazingly unique experience.
 
Sigitalis
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2.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 juin 2022
Pretty interesting concept with some nice mechanics. You can beat it in 3-4 hours but I think that's the perfect length for this dark comedy story.
 
Gredes
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14.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 juin 2022
Они сделали Elden Ring задолго до Фромов
 
Gargule
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11.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 aout 2022
A unique puzzle game with a pretty decent sometimes comical story. Really love how the game play and the story compliment each other. The voice acting is top tier too! Definitely recommend if you like this type of game. :3
 
Codsworth
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2022
A fun, clever game. I really like the core exploration puzzle and pet management. The systems in place give way for very creative solutions. (Especially if you're a moron like me and you forget that the pointer feature exists until the end of the sandbox.) The voice acting is good, the story does it's job fine. I didn't like the level designer thing at the end. Nice game.
 
Simon_says
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3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 mai 2022
Phenomenal game, combines a witty meta story with fun gameplay. Got to bully a video game super-fan using a floating cow-pig-thing and repulsors. I named him Meat God. 10/10.
 
RubedoFox
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1.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 mai 2022
没有汉化可太难受了,入正之后直奔三大妈。独特的游戏玩法是我第一次见到。很具有特色,最后结尾让自己创建关卡也算是我体验过这款游戏的证明了
感谢安利
 
𝑾𝒐𝒐𝒅𝑪𝒖𝒃𝒆
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 avril 2022
this is a special game. It has its flaws but I admire the originality
 
Verpous
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 mars 2022
Se me borro la partida a la mitad, aun asi es un juego corto e interesante, pero que puede no convencer a todo el mundo
 
Fvalley
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10.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 février 2022
's good
 
Burrick
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 février 2022
Fun, refreshing, but a bit unpolished? Not surprised if that is on purpose. Had a good time with it!
 
[HGS] Narameh
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 mai 2022
Good game
Good humour
u can have fun for some hours
tiny problem: like u just pass the story like nothing, u will rarely or never die and if u do it will be by accident, soo its really easy
but it looks cool and like if u were the god of this place
3.5/5 stars
 
Glake the snake
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 février 2022
I very much enjoyed this, it's not a long game but definitely a gem. I would highly recommend it. I casually finished it in under 5 hours and enjoyed all of it. It's a great story that I really didn't expect when going in. The story you witness as you play is a really strong selling point imo.
 
Daleth
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8.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 janvier 2022
Забавная сатиричная индюшка, о перипетиях разработки игр, построенная на разрушении четвертой стены.
Визуально, очень просто, но стильно и круто)
В плане сюжета, угарно)
Местами, генерирует лютый фан)
 
Melan
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8.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 janvier 2022
Its fun, interesting Story and very cool new Gameplay mechanic! though i felt like they shouldve put a emphasis on the "being a ghost" thing more because i actually kinda forgot about it after the bridge until i wanted to 100% the game,
 
Onzeo
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3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 décembre 2021
Great game buy it.
 
stonemover1
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3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 décembre 2021
Ok dafug was this. Go blind or go home
 
MULKMULKMULK
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 décembre 2021
Fun and entertaining, I don't think it's worth its full price though. Recommend buying it when it's in sale.
 
I need more arrows
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7.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 décembre 2021
Absolutely fantastic game that falls directly under classic satire, and shines a thoughtful spotlight on many aspects of the game community of both consumer, creator, and fanatic. The voice acting is all superb, some of the dialogue is a little funky, but that's a reflection of the characters themselves instead of the writing, I can tell because a certain someone with purple subtitles never said anything that sounded bad, and they're the most grounded character. This tells me it was all intentional.

The monster manipulation is a ton of fun to mess around with, especially because their appearances change depending on what you do to them. Nothing like a flaming, hopping giant metal key to blast the bad guys with. Or how about making the slowest turtle in the game the fastest with upgrade points, making it fly, and then using it to jet around the map like crazy?

The music's great, especially the "unfinished" tracks you hear for most of the game, which triggers in certain zones and has musicians talking and griping during the recording. The story is quite melancholic yet hopeful, both the story of the game and of the people involved with it from every angle. HR gets no love though lol.

The secrets are easy enough to find if you aren't stupid like me, but let me share some advice. If you want to find everything without using a walktrhough, do two things.

1. Spend some time in the map dead ("Ghosted") and look around, especially outside.

2. Edit every single creature you see as you see them, even if you don't want them around you. IT'll save you a lot of time later, but I personally skipped that achievement.

And then open a walkthrough anyway because a couple of the achievements require knowing about some kind of in-joke or something lol.

Also to avoid spoilers, I'll have to be vague. But, I was able to get a 10/10 at the minigame at the end of the game. If anyone needs help, I still have my save and I can easily take pictures or maybe a video. It's pretty simple but it can be kinda buggy (funny enough), but once you get the best score it stays that way permanently (unless you change something, so don't lol)

Anyway, it's a great little game and well worth the money. I recommend getting it on sale unless you're okay with the price for about 5 hours game, tops. I don't have much to spend, so that's what I did but it's definitely high quality.
 
Shalderave
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 décembre 2021
Short but very good.
Interesting and very memorable.
You should play this atleast once.
 
Skray
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 octobre 2021
Amazing game I do not wish to spoil. Enjoy it.
 
jorloru
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16.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 décembre 2021
A game about a bad game being fun by breaking said game inside said game!

Seriously though, another hidden underrated gem, filled with fun, challenges, exploration, and memorable characters you either meet or create!

The characters you meet are always fun to listen to and add so much depth to the feel of it!

Gameplay wise, you have fun reanimating the terrain and creatures to your will in silly ways. So silly...

10/10! Wish there was more!
 
T8Destroyer
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 décembre 2021
Hey Boss, your game, its Meta af!


I really like The Magic Circle, i had my first hand with it looking for another game on steam and boom, there we go now i've done it, and i like it.


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Its hard to give a fair review of The Magic Circle for what it is, you're looking at an indie game talking about the development of an indie game based on a AAA game Skyrim style, or is it the opposite ?
You can review it from the classic gamer perspective or you can review it for its deeper meaning.
Entertainment vs Craft, Art vs industry, thats the idea of the Magic Circle.


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From a pure Gaming perspective it still remains fun, it goes alongside some original ideas, and the visuals are pretty neat, its mostly story based and will be the kind of games that wont hesitate to break the 4th wall, a bit like how some other indies make you leave the game to continue the story, that sort of stuff.
As mentioned by other comments, paying full price (20 at MSRP) for a game that is mostly based on the story that you can easily wrap in one evening, its a bit steep.
The replayability is somewhat limited and the achievements are either related to the story or will ask you to be fully aware of what's happening.
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From a deeper approach i think that anyone that likes content that dares to ask questions in the medium of Video Games will like The Magic Circle, yes its a niche but its the same niche that plays Death Stranding or Hotline Miami, its a world where Games are neither Art nor entertainment, there's a fine line inbetween on which it seats on.
The Magic Circle is a Poem, its a modern Poem, its a movie, its the Mr.Nobody (2009) from the video game world. It dares to ask a simple question: what's the cost?
It goes back to roots of the (short) history of Games, with tons of little, subtle references sprinkled like candies on a cake.
Its an homage and a critique of how games are sometimes treated, a bit like children in a complex relationship, a bit like creations from a higher being.
If you like the idea of supporting this genre, done with the heart and narrated damn well, then yeah 20 bucks is a fair price.
I personally would love to see one day a Director's cut where we would see all the abandoned projects from "the gods" and you can see the different ideas but the ones present here are original enough to leave me satisfied.

I find it funny that the Studio is named Question, because thats what the game is about, a Question, and the answer is somewhere within it.
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I recommend it, for the indies, for the style, for the originality, for the voice acting.
And just for the fun it brings.


TCHK~
 
Total Chuck
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6.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2021
This is a true gem of a video game. I have never played a game that gives you so much control over NPC's - you can befriend them, change their names and mix-and-match abilities to best suit your play style. If you are a fan of video games and their development, then look no further than The Magic Circle.
 
Kristen
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 novembre 2021
A very cool love letter to gamedev. The central mechanic of being able to edit the properties of game objects allows for creative solutions to problems. I felt like I was breaking the game half the time, and loved that. Pretty sure that was their intention.

The non-linear world design is also something to mention. Due to it, my solutions felt more like my own, as the game trusted me to explore and collect what characters and properties I wanted.

I completed the game in about 3 hours. Which is about the ideal runtime of a game for me. Short and sweet. That said, I feel like there's still plenty for me to find once I go back in and comb through it.
 
Meepalasheep
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1.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 octobre 2021
interesting game
 
Der Wolf
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 octobre 2021
Игра-притча, всем советую
 
Phantom millennial
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 octobre 2021
Doc Venture Makes a Video Game!
 
Señor C
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8.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 septembre 2021
Wildly inventive experience on many layers. Efforts by insiders and inside jokes, mashed up realms---all while allowing for creativity in those fun spaces. This is a gem.
 
PiTTnj
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6.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 septembre 2021
Крайне прикольная игрушка... Но какого жанра, да и игра ли вообще - больше похоже на размышление гейммастера
 
yurik17
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8.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 septembre 2021
Awesome story and really good concepts. One of my favourite games.
 
Ripley
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 septembre 2021
Very interesting concept and story, but way to short and not challenging at all. Superb voice acting, and sometimes really fun to play.
 
Scythe1344
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 octobre 2021
So many people have reviewed this before, yet it still feels like noone knows about it. I've completed the game twice I enjoyed it that much (once on this account and then on another). And everyone else I've introduced has always marvelled in awe with me. This is your sign. Please give The Magic Circle a try if you're looking into it. It's a MUST!
 
𝕮𝖔𝖆𝖑𝖆
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 septembre 2021
Una experiencia interesante y fuera de lo común.
Una forma divertida e irónica de mostrar el mundo del desarrollo de videojuegos.
A nivel narrativo se asemeja mucho a Stanley Parable.
En lo mecánico, se podría comparar ♥♥♥ Pony Island o Baba is You pero en 3D. Si es que puede compararse ♥♥♥ algo.
 
OnegaAlex
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 septembre 2021
Game is quite fun!

There were a little too many dialogues that locked you out of playing the game to my taste, and the game certainly is on the short side (took me a bit over 3 hours to finish), but it's different and fun enough that it still warrants a recommendation from me, assuming that you can get it during a sale.
 
Oneday
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 septembre 2021
Très fun et original dans le principe.

Sympa à traverser.
 
Franck
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8.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2021
Charming and inventive. Really impressed with the writing and voice.
 
beardedmug
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 aout 2021
-Really trippy and fun hidden gem of a game.
-I would describe it as The Hex meets Pokemon (although this came out years before The Hex). Also kind of reminds me of The Stanley Parable, but way better.
-Oh, and although meta type games tend to favor being more story than gameplay driven, this one strikes a nice balance between the two. As a matter of fact, I would love to see other games employing mechanics similar to the ones in this game.
 
plus300
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 aout 2021
Decent, the end chould use some work but decent. A nice, from a distance look, in the mind of a mad woman trying to distroy someone eleses work because she thinks she understands it better than the original creator.
 
AlucardNoir
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9.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 juillet 2021
Really neat concept but quite short, feels almost like a demo, but it feels like a demo for a really cool game and it's fun to play around with, but there are only a few things on the creatures you can actually change, and only a few things you can change them to, and really only a couple puzzles in the game. It's quite enjoyable, but about 5 hours of enjoyable.
 
ccwscott
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10.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2021
Brilliant meta game. Great interactions, funny narrative, lots to do and different ways to do it.

It's a pretty short game, but you can solve things multiple ways, so there's a little replay value.

It's an original game, not just in the way characters can be edited for advantage, but also in the graphical approach, the story and some of the core mechanics.

I enjoyed this game a lot, wish I could play it for the first time again.
 
nachums
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 juin 2021
I played through an interesting story that takes a fascinating look at the games industry with the aid of a surprising amount of unique and changing gameplay mechanics.

I also suspended a corpse using a helicopter rotor, gave him a railgun and named him Corpso. He became my greatest friend. 9/10
 
Jalopy
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2.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 juin 2021
I should have played this sooner.
Sometimes it feels tedious, collision detection is not the best ever, and reaching some parts can be unnecessarily difficult.
But the exploration and discovery aspects are really good, and the core mechanic gives place to some interesting combinations.
 
Logain
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8.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 juin 2021
This is one of the coolest concepts for a game. You more or less take attributes from different things in the world around you and give those attributes to other things to navigate a surreal virtual landscape against programmer gods and... I won't spoil it. But you can make a rock jump like a rabbit, so that's cool.

Short game, compelling story, fun mechanics. Worth it.
 
FreakingCloel
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7.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 mai 2021
An interesting puzzle-lite following a player exploring both the broken world of a game having been lost in development-hell for two decades & the lives of those struggling to complete it. It's not a particularly long game, but that's not really a problem from a gameplay perspective; The game definitely felt as long as it needed to be to convey its story. If you're on the edge about it, definitely give the demo a shot (this happens to be one of those rare games that still does demos!), otherwise wait for a small sale if you're concerned about the price.

All-in-all, The Magic Circle was a very enjoyable experience & I would definitely recommend giving it a gander.
 
stromther
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 avril 2021
Fun and interesting idea
 
Br0or
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 décembre 2020
8/10

I have never played anything quite like this before. The ability to program objects and monsters within the game to fight for you, rather than do the fighting yourself, is a great idea :)
 
LordFumbleBoop
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 décembre 2020
Picked it up on a whim after briefly seeing a smidgen of plot. Slightly pricey for length of game but the story and concept are fantastic! Loved it! If you can get it on sale go for it!
 
Dryicecubes
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 décembre 2020
可惜没有汉化补丁,玩某侠的汉化版没有获得成就,这游戏真滴不错~
 
白七想找人一起玩游戏
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 avril 2021
An absolute blast. This goes way past the standard "walking simulator". You are able to manipulate the movement and traits of the NPCs in the game. Turn the hostile or allies, change their abilities, and just have fun with them. This game is a real blast. The story is funny and its just an overall good time.
 
Dry Insomnia
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27.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 avril 2021
Deliciously meta. You will not enjoy this game unless you played at least a dozen titles before or worked on a title or two yourself, but then odds are - you wouldn't've been even reading this review, so I'll just say - awesome game about games in perfect ludonarrative harmony.
Play it.
It's weird.
 
logan.cipher
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9.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 avril 2021
" The magic circle" Mini Review :
---{Graphics}---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ Paint.exe

---{Gameplay}---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It‘s just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Starring at walls is better
☐ Just don‘t

---{Audio}---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ Earrape

---{Audience}---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☐ Adults
☑ Human
☐ Lizards

---{PC Requirements}---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boiiiiii
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{Difficulity}---
☐ Just press ‚A‘
☐ Easy
☑ Significant brain usage
☐Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{Story}---
☐ Story?
☐ Text or Audio floating around
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It‘ll replace your life

---{Game Time}---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{Price}---
☐ It’s free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{Bugs}---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

Final verdict:
9/10 One of the best meta-games I've ever played next to "The stanley parable" and "The beginner's guide". Just buy and you'll see!
 
rayman2001forever
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Non recommandé
2.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 mars 2021
It's a very cool concept but it wasn't doing it for me.
I don't like the graphics and I feel like the gameplay is tedious. I appriciate the game, it's an interesting way to tell a story but again: not for me.
 
Abel
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6.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 mars 2021
What a cool game! Just when you think you've got a handle on how it's going to play-out, it mixes things up again.

If you like games about games as a medium (like The Hex, The Beginner's Guide, Pony Island, etc.), then I think you'll certainly like this one. Witty, clever, and a great length.
 
Isaac
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10.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 décembre 2020
REALLY COOL indie game. one of the most unique and interesting experiences i've ever played. cool art style and gameplay concept. nothing else like it. i reached a certain point where i was wandering for a really long time trying to 100% the game so i feel like eventually the fun wears off a bit but this is more of a personal problem and not the games issue. i appreciate that there are achievements for playing the game twice cause i wanna go back and play this again some time.
 
hellfire
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 novembre 2020
You've never played something like this.
 
MangoMan
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6.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 novembre 2020
Not what I expected at all. Really interesting game.
 
Mordynak
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 octobre 2020
Satire of the game industry's bulls**t done right. Fun and very funny. Top class voice acting too!
 
Internaut
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8.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 septembre 2020
Все, что нужно знать о посыле данной игры - она прямо говорит о том, что пора вершить великие дела в реальном мире, а не в цифровом, где что бы мы не делали, от этого в жизни ничто не изменится.
 
Haru Moritaka
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 aout 2020
Fun story, enjoyable characters and a ridiculous antagonist. Inventive and interesting game play, well worth playing.
 
B.Kin
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 aout 2020
Jogo diferente e unico, não deve agradar a todos os jogadores mas tenta trazer uma forma diferente de se jogar um jogo. Engraçado, curto e consegue muito bem quebrar a quarta parede varias vezes durante o game
 
Marrucci
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 aout 2020
Very deep sense of accomplishment and eccentric game play. There's a surprise at the beginning and a surprise at the end.
 
TwitchingHamster
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9.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 décembre 2020
An interesting game about development hell that is short and to the point. Interesting mechanics that act as a multilayered puzzle and can produce some funny side effects you might not have expected. and the VA is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing.

still a couple of bugs that can and have broken a couple of portions and prevented me from 100%ing this game.

Try the demo, see if you vibe with it.
 
Lance
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 novembre 2020
This game was sooooo FUN!!! I loved it!!! I'm finding it hard to think of any critiques other than its not for you if you dont like backtracking. Even then, it's hardly back tracking if you think of it as more of an open world! If you like games that have amazing stories, with the fourth wall basically being an open door? then this game is for you!
 
Pregatron
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12.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2020
Starts simple but gets good quickly. By the end I was commanding a fleet of flying laser beasts and pondering my own existence.

Puzzles have multiple solutions. Runs last ~5hrs, much longer if you hunt for secrets -- and there are a lot of secrets. My favourite was an OP ability I had to worm my way into, and I just discovered the first in a set of logs that only the most determined play testers will find.

The controls are responsive and lend to the feeling of player power. The only negative? Walking speed was a bit slow... in my first playthrough. The second time round I was smarter with who I stacked my stat upgrade points on top of. Hint hint.

TL;DR: Highly recommended for tinkerers.
 
darkly77
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 juin 2020
epic
 
DarkT-=Val=-
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juin 2020
James Urbaniak is always a treat and the game is a hoot, too!
 
mightyjo
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juin 2020
Fun game but short
 
Izex
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 juin 2020
Good game, Loved every little bit of it.
 
DeathOcty
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7.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 mai 2020
is truly a hidden gem
 
Blackcrusader6
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7.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 mai 2020
!ERROR!404!
 
[Boon-Z] Guwibaer
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43.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 mai 2020
cryptic as frick
 
ProtoZeus76
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8.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2020
Игра про не доделанную игру.
Но как же восхитительна чёрно-белая графика.
Какая прелестная музыка.

И ушат ностальгии по тем временам, когда сам с друзьями придумывал игрушки.
"Нет, я не позволю так вести с моей ИГРОЙ!"
"Но надо, иначе получится никому не нужная поделка!"
 
lirik_yo
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 juin 2020
Very very funny.
Devo dire che per esser stato un creatore di videogiochi, anche se per poco tempo, incalza perfettamente alcune problematiche vere, mostrando sia i lati affascinanti che quelli frustranti.
in questo gioco da beta-tester e in parte creatore potrete cimentarvi in un avventura grafica particolarmente ricca di contenuti e anche emozioni.
Lo amato dalla demo , lo adorato a fine gioco , tutto dun fiato.
 
gennargentu
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8.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 mai 2020
I finished the game and my only complaint is that I wanted to keep playing because I was enjoying it so much. Very clever mechanics, story, and dialogue. I was blown away by some of the end game stuff that really left an impression, namely the climax of character interactions. It really was a pleasure to play.
 
GLAMWOLF
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 mai 2020
Awesome game. Very unusuall and very attractive
 
Renkoru
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9.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2020
The game is piece of art, project of love, meta-commentary on state of modern gaming.
 
aklay
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 mai 2020
An interesting game that gives a somewhat (if not a bit cliché) accurate view of game development, notably through the little notes scattered around. I found the story very engaging and this is one of the rare games I wanted to play to the end. I'm even considering another playthrough to get the other achievements.

The main story is a bit short (3h when I wrote this), so maybe you'll want to get this on sale though. However it is executed well and fully voice-acted, with nice surprises even in terms of gameplay.

A minor gripe I have is that you lack direction in the "overworld" part of the game, and I had to resort to using a guide to progress to the next step of the story (I couldn't figure out how to access one of the question marks on the map).

Overall a solid recommendation.
 
jhell
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7.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 avril 2020
однозначно к ознакомлению
 
KOUALSKI
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0.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 avril 2020
Funny. This game is good to relax with.
 
Ice Dagger
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7.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 mars 2020
Interesting concept, good voice acting, and more replayablity than expected.
 
Xenfox
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 mars 2020
It's a game in production, have fun with it.
 
Sköldpaddan
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 mars 2020
This game was a lot of fun. It's especially great if you've dabbled in creating games yourself. The conversations between the characters are enthralling and tell a great story.
 
shjohnson.pi
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 mars 2020
Tl:DR 7/10, A unique, engaging experience brought down by a rather cynical view of the games industry, both devs and fans.

Let me start out by saying that this game is fun and you should buy it. Seriously. Especially if you've worked in game development before. It's not what I would call an accurate view of what it's like (by all account, Starfather's company should have folded years ago.), but it's possibly a worse-case scenario. Think 3D Realms if George Broussard was a pedantic, self-absorbed ♥♥♥♥ with serious boundary issues. The core of the game is editing the environment and creatures around you to craft solutions to puzzles and eventually create an army grant enough to take on the gods. Along the way you get a glimpse into the past and present of the company and it's employees. This part is great. The editing mechanic is REALLY fun, especially when you get things like railgun and parasite. You can build an unstoppable army of deathdoom, very easily by the end. The metacommentary on the dangers of wanting things to be "perfect" rather than "done" is a very good one, as any creative can attest. We all want our creations to be perfect, but in the end that comes second to getting the damn thing out the door. But the characters are... well, they're almost all horrible people. Ish is a navel-gazing creep, Maze is jaded and cynical, and Coda... well, she's honestly the worst of the group, an extreme example of "I'm right so I can do no wrong". The Old Pro, appropriately enough for your story ally, is the only sympathetic character in the bunch. You'll see what I mean. I don't feel like the creators of this game are bitter- this feels like hyperbole for the sake of comedy to me. But it's a very tragic comedy, and everyone ends up feeling very petty by the end. Still, it offers a unique perspective on the game industry, all parts of it. It's fun to play, and ends on a good note. Play it!
 
Alex Korobeiniki
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 mars 2020
What every aspiring game designer should play. The most meta narrative about game design exploring what happens to a studio stuck in development hell. Strictly a puzzle game with indirect combat elements, the story & writing is sheer brilliance.
 
Xanatos
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9.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 février 2020
good story, funny things happen, nice pets fellas
 
Borb
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 février 2020
Good game!
 
Vannmelon
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25.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 janvier 2020
Great, inventive, and funny. My only complaint is that it isn't longer, and I am not sure there is any reply value.
 
Alabrax
324 produits enregistrés
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9.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 janvier 2020
Very enjoyable experience
 
Syton
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 décembre 2019
Original, creative, postmodernistic. Game (?). Recomended.
 
Gatekeeper_r
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1.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 décembre 2019
I really like the art style of this game. The concept of it also really good allowing you to enjoy the witty humour.
I give it a solid 8/10.
 
CringeMilkMan
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0.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 novembre 2019
Extremamente criativo.
A história do jogo é muito intrigante e divertida, enquanto a jogabilidade te faz querer testar coisas novas e desafiar os desenvolvedores a todo instante.
 
Ysgarlad
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 janvier 2020
A truly interesting experience when you settle into it. The pacing felt good and natural with the main plotline. The jumps in "level" are well done and feel great while exploring the large area. Messing around with your powers to try and find all the abilities felt good. There is a nice and followable overarching story that can keep one invested in not only the characters, but the world itself. Also, +10 points for the wonderful soundtrack that binds everything together.
 
Vent
171 produits enregistrés
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 décembre 2019
An amazing Meta video game; that seems to be my thing right now, but this was done excellently.

The voice acting absolutely made this an incredible experience. The writing felt very realistic for the characters. Caricature, without being overdone.

If you want a fun, satirical, and enjoyable look at overly long game development, this is your game.
 
Breadathan
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7.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 décembre 2019
I have played a number of great games in my life. But this is probably one of the first games I've played that actually forced me to grow as a person through playing it, and didn't just give me a fun experience, but was actually transformative to my life. I can't recommend this game highly enough.
 
Unstoppable
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9.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 novembre 2019
Great, lovely gameplay
 
Freygon
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 novembre 2019
необычно
 
Aldoran
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 aout 2019
A very cool puzzle game. Go in blind and enjoy !
 
NicoLews
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6.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 octobre 2019
At first, I was a little bit underwhelmed. I was expecting to be able to fight enemies directly; the game even teases you this in the intro.

But when I made a review not recommending it, I realized I came in with the wrong expectations. As soon as my mindset changed, this game's true beauty shined. I was near instantly hooked.

I'd rather not get into the actual story, but the concept is that you're an alpha "tester." You explore a buggy game-world, and the bugs never make the game unplayable. Said bugs can even help with immersion, rather than hinder it. It also deeply rewards exploration, especially in the end-game.

I'd best describe this as a Pokemon game, except it's secretly a puzzle game and the Pokemon just kinda do their own thing. It's not if you can beat that enemy, it's how.

To sum up; If there was a spiritual successor, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
 
lady miau
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6.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 aout 2019
TLDR up front: This game is fun. The story is great for the most part. The mechanics are fun and interesting but the game could do with more game.

I enjoyed the game development in-jokes as the team bickers passive-aggressively among each other. I'm not talking about the main story either (although, I did enjoy much of it). The hidden little bits, some not so hidden like the QA testers not being able to find the simple path down and so the level designer made several big, cartoony signs pointing to it, you can almost hear the eye-roll made after hearing the news before making them. Fun, little details like that feel real.

The main "story" (if it could be called such) was engaging, to an extent. I'm not everyone but I felt pity for the programmer trying to make his dream come to life, trying to give life to a digital child as he cannot have a flesh and blood one. Also, the voice of Dr. Venture fit perfectly with the character,. The Pro as he is referred to, serves as the guide motivated by a desire to escape development hell. Hearing one of the five "hundred" voice actors from Skyrim portraying the "Pro" was interesting, albeit a little jarring. I didn't much care for the "celebrity pro gamer" but that's mainly due to the fact I don't like type of person: the cocky, self-assured, "Im teh bestest g4m4r evar, which is more important because I'm a GIRL (mock gasp)!". My own lack of gaming skills aside, the character archetype is overdone anymore and seems lazy. At first, I enjoyed the super fan character but she quickly grew more annoying and the payoff at the "end" when she holds the developer at toy-point demanding he turns the game over to the fans and then almost immediately seeing the folly of her ways as (mock gasp) too many hands in one pie makes a mess as it were. The similarities to Duke Nuke'Em Forever's development cycle may have parallels drawn due to the extensive length and then at the end having it possibly come out as a heap of junk (depending on how you made your level at the end).

The mechanics of the game were novel (that word makes me sound smart, right?), hacking enemies but not with a sword but changing the enemies' own behavior. I just wish there was more enemies to hack, more abilities and behaviors to find and more levels to explore. The game can almost be played in one sitting. Later after beating the "boss" of the level the game takes a complete 90 degree turn and takes away the exploration to solve a couple more puzzles, provide more dialogue, an amazing monologue by the developer where he begs for the player to end his embarrassment and he'll turn over creative control to the fans (repeating myself is dumb, right?). Giving up his life's work, his child, to please some entitled gamers with commemorative toys that are willing to shoot him over a ten-year development cycle that their own leader had orchestrated sabotage. The final level of the game, you create. They put the control in your hands and you make a level to release to the public. Granted, the level of control they give you is limited as is the amount of things you can populate the level with. It seems a decent depiction of the actual limitations one would face in actual game development but a touch more control would have been a bit better.
 
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 juillet 2019
10/10
 
Ajolote
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juillet 2019
I can just about recommend it. Although get it on sale. It's certainly unique.
 
Draaloff
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juillet 2019
Le seigneur des anneaux Lidl
 
Boudoudux
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 aout 2019
Great little experience! If you enjoy games that place emphasis on exploration of environment and the game mechanics,
they are the main focus of this game, including narrative.
If that sounds promising to you I think you'll like it.

Sure it's only couple of hours of playtime, but it's enough I'd say. Even if I would have liked it to be longer
with more challenging problems to solve, but that's just because I liked it that much!

Recommend? Yes! Unless you're craving for an arpg.
 
Moonferal
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 aout 2019
The Magic Circle is a short, unique, and funny adventure.
You can read the description for the game so you know the premise.
Honestly the game is more about the story than gameplay but it doesn't feel like a walking simulator.
Buy it for cheap and enjoy it if you have like 4 hours to spare.
 
Manslender
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13.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2019
Um jogo extremamente inusitado sobre destruir e reconstruir um jogo, de dentro pra fora.
 
.Meliante
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 juillet 2019
Schönes Spiel, tolles Konzept "mal was anderes"

hätte etwas länger sein dürfen... in 4,5 Stunden war ich durch, dabei hab ich schon Ausschau nach Geheimnissen gehalten.
 
Coldguardian
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8.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juillet 2019
One of the Best I've played this year. mix and match attributes of different creatures, take down the big bad, create what they couldn't, and listen to the fantastic story
 
Curdiss
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7.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juillet 2019
Great game honestly , if you want a good story a fun gameplay , and have a couple hours to spare , give this a try
 
Lost
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 juin 2019
Every other game should have a similar structure to this one.
 
ghostliest
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4.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2019
It's fun and short.
 
Blurpblurp
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Non recommandé
7.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 avril 2019
Tags: Adventure - WS - Creative Walker
Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library

TLDR: Unfinished looking. Barebones environment and plot. Faux-hacking mechanics are clunky. Unengaging unfinished plot. Magic circle mechanic is unclear in use. Play The Void instead.
 
2nd Class Janitor - Wilco
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 mars 2019
Clever with interesting ideas and flexible solutions to most challenges.

Could be a little longer through for the price - maybe expanding the creation element to allow others to download and try out your own creations or simply increasing the available resources to allow for a more elaborate creation post game. I doubt it going to happen now however.
 
Skeleton Mage
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8.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 mars 2019
Well, the game is really incridible, where you play a semi-god breaking through the game itself, but the ending is just... very disapponting. I'd give it a 4/5, because all the way through it is really really good.
 
Lyrana7
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11.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 mars 2019
Creo que es el juego más rayante que he jugado hasta ahora; es más, acabo de terminarlo y considero que aún no lo he entendido. Tiene un guión de lo más original (rayando en lo incomprensible) y las mecánicas la verdad que te acaban atrayendo y haciéndolo interesante. Los logros tienen su esfuerzo y, alguno de ellos, es posible incluso que lo des por perdido.
Comentaría más, pero aún estoy intentando descifrar la mayor parte de lo que he visto...no apto para jugadores muy puristas o sin severo daño cerebral jeje.
 
Aitrus
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 février 2019
Konwencja tej gry jest bardzo orginalna, więc śmiało mogę polecić każdemu, kto szuka czegoś nowego :)
 
masterkubek
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7.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 décembre 2018
Star Citizen Development Simulator 2019
 
caz_01
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 janvier 2019
Für andere ein Negativpunkt aber für mich ein großer Pluspunkt: Eine kurze Story, die sich an einem Abend durchspielen lässt (ca. 4h) und dabei immer wieder überrascht.
Die Grafik ist simple aber für das Setting prima ausgewählt. Weiter Pluspunkt: Es läuft auch auf schwachten Geräten (MacBookAir) einwandfrei.
Alles in allem, hatte ich meine Freude an dem Spiel und wurde gut gefordert, es war aber jedes Rätsel auch ohne Zuhilfenahme des Internets lösbar.

Zum Preis kann ich nicht viel sagen, da ich es in meiner Bibliothek gefunden habe (vermutlich eine beilage aus einem HumbeBundle). Fast 17€ halte ich aber für etwas überzogen und würde auf einen Sale etc. warten.
 
kraiger
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2018
This is one of a very small set of games I can recommend without reservations. Found it via a forum post of "great obscure games you've never heard of" and it was an apt title. It's an incredibly creative game with some really fun gameplay, a fantastic story (somewhat ironically enough :P) and a generally enjoyable set of things to do. It's a bit short (3h for my playthrough, though I did not do everything), but that's almost in its favor, as it's able to be enjoyed in a single marathon session.

It even has a demo, so you can try it out before you buy, and how rare is that for a steam game? Seriously, give it a shot, you won't regret it.
 
Binks
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2018
Fun and unique gameplay. Definitely worth the money.
 
BASK
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14.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2018
One of the best games I have ever played. The game play is fun and intriguing and fun. The story is interesting and mixes with the gameplay almost perfectly.
 
Tacos Entail
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1.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 novembre 2018
Чистое цифровое безумие с интересными визуальными решениями.
 
skeetah
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9.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 décembre 2018
The Magic Circle is a great game! It's characters are fun and intresting, it's mechanics are fantastic and a huge breath of fresh air when compared to most games, just, in general, and it's story is very unique. It was all around and quirky and fun game, with a lot of debatably profound truths sprinkled in.
 
Laz
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14.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 novembre 2018
In The Magic Circle, you play as a mysterious tester who gains access to and tries to fix a game in development hell. As you play you will learn how the game ended up in such a bad shape from changelogs, audio commentary and dialogues between three of the game's developers. The developers are well voiced and fleshed out, with each of them having different goals for and visions of the game. The developers might be slightly exaggerated, but I wouldn't be surprised if some real-life projects got derailed for reasons similar to those portrayed in this game.

The gameplay is mostly walking-simmy, but there's some lite puzzle-solving and combat by editing objects in the game world. This isn't done via actual coding, but by changing predefined abilities and behaviours of the objects. I appreciated that some puzzles had multiple solutions and the order in which you need to tackle them isn't set in stone. My main criticism of the gameplay is that the walking speed is SLOW. Despite the generous number of fast travel points, this can make the game feel a bit tedious, especially if you go for 100% completion.

The artstyle is OK - there are a few of pretty setpieces, but it likely won't blow you away. Technically, the game is very competent. It ran well on my PC and was nearly bug free. The only bug I've encountered was when one character's AI seemingly ceased to exist, but this was easily solved by restarting the game.

When I first heard about the premise of The Magic Circle I knew it was a game I wanted to try, but even I was surprised how much I ended up enjoying it. If the above description seems fun to you, I recommend you give it a go.
 
Prim
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2018
I cannot recommend this game enough. It tells a good story and is really good at making an otherwise linear narrative appear branching. Its meta-commentary is of the variety that sucks you in and makes you think with the game rather than a Far Cry-esque brutal "look at what you've done" moment.

It isn't particularly long or complex, but the puzzles are well designed and intentionally breakable.

Games with this quality of gameplay and interesting storylines wrapped in a decidedly non-standard format are just really fun! Try it out!
 
westhane
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11.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 novembre 2018
A great and hilarious game.
 
Yiab
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14.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 novembre 2018
This game is a gem that, for whatever reason, appears to be far less based on the store page than what it actually is. Definitely worth a go.
 
Mad Hatter
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 novembre 2018
Great game.
Extremely unique in almost every way, storytelling, characters, atmosphere and gameplay.
Worth every single penny.
 
BaronVonNukem
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 octobre 2018
Amazingly good! It's a must play.
 
Hexdragon
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 octobre 2018
Very meta game about game development hell, in my opinion it doesn't have much replayability but the story is bone chilling.

8/10
 
chrisiege
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 octobre 2018
Очень необчыная игра. Прошел с большим удовольствием.
 
Myrik
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9.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 novembre 2018
Brilliant game. One of my favourites. Definitely one of the more 'out there' games I've played, so if you enjoy unique experiences this one is definitely for you. IMO worth the full price.

Pros
- voice acting is easily the best I've heard, especially Pro
- unique art style
- you can customize creatures endlessly in completely ridiculous ways
- interesting story
- LOTS to explore and collect

♥♥♥♥
- no sequel

Verdict: 10/10
 
RikkiUW
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12.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 novembre 2018
Spoiler-free review:

For people who live in the real world, the Gods made movies (about people living in real world).
But for you who play "Early Access" games, waiting years for release, with features changed or removed, well... for you the Gods made this game.
Note: If you are a game developer, you might feel guilty when playing this game.

Story: 9/10
Puzzles: 8/10 (I could not find how to collect some rewards which makes me want to return to play a bit more)
Voice acting: 10/10

The game was a good surprise - it offered more than I expected.
 
Menzagitat
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27.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 octobre 2018
For the record, I hated Stanley Parable. The terrible graphics in this game are part of the concept. It's certainly quite a unique puzzle. If you don't like puzzles and exploration it's not for you. Death isn't a problem, it's not a shooter like that. The story might be linear but the route or methods to solve the game are not at all linear, quite the opposite. The voice overs are both necessary and excellent.
 
Ben
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 septembre 2018
A crazy story with an amazing premise and dialogs that made me genuinely laugh.
The game mechanics are really cool, giving you the power to be creative and encouraging you to explore the different possibilities. I found myself being so proud after finishing the puzzles that the game presents.
The voice acting is amazing (Coda I love you lol) and all the plot in the final act is... weird but cool haha.

Totally give it a shot, unique games like this need our support so these talented developers keep doing more quality games!
7/10
 
QuasarSevilla
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6.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 septembre 2018
buy it
 
SPAAAK
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6.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 septembre 2018
what the ♥♥♥♥ was that
 
andres.ag4
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6.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 septembre 2018
Interesting story and gameplay... would highly recommend ^_^
 
{ROM} SaberXIII
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13.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 septembre 2018
One of the best games I have ever played.
 
Folle
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Non recommandé
2.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 septembre 2018
Gameplay was clunky, mechanics were gimmicky, the story was super uninteresting and hard to follow.

The developers should get credit for trying something new though: the mechanic where you can edit your enemies. But I don't think it was well executed.
 
Dinkleberg
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6.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 aout 2018
Deserves some kind of award.

Put an two-way teleporter on the back of a turtle and a rat; removed the rats legs then threw it far as heck to teleport to awesome places. Tried throwing the turtle first but it was too heavy, wouldn't go as far as the rat.
Put helicopter engine on a rock, gifted it with hive-mind conciousness and made it spout fire. I have an army of flying, fire-breathing rocks. 10/10 would play again.
 
Tokamak
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7.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 aout 2018
A fun game, with a good script and interesting gameplay. Sort of walking sim with meta game editing included. Also dungeon building. Plus good voice actors, James Urbaniak from the The Venture Bros. is in it. Overall not a difficult game or overly long but if go in thinking story rich walking sim you might have a pretty good time.
 
decimus28
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 aout 2018
The Magic Circle is a story of a false game stuck in development hell for twenty years, so long so, that fans of its predecessors have tried to get in on the game's development to finally get it finished.

It plays a bit like a "walking simulator" at first, walking around, hearing story bits and doing nothing else but listening and reading. The game opens up when you meet what I assume is the game's Protaganist, who is tired of being stuck in a game never being finished by the developer "Gods" that argue over the games design's for decades. "The Pro" aid you, the player in an attempt to sabotage the game by showing you the ability to interact with deleted content - called ghosts and reanimate them with "life" found in various cracks in the game. Using this life, you can trap enemies and edit their behaviors, thus being able to make enemies into allies or remove their behaviors and edit them into other enemies. The game opens up to mild combat and puzzle solving - since the player has had his weapon taken away by the gods, now you must use the aid of NPCs to help you get furhter and learn more the game's development from commentary notes and discussion between the "God characters"

The Magic Circle is a neat premise based around breaking the fourth wall. Most of the jokes will be hit or miss for some people and honestly, it didn't make me laugh much (as a game design student who had an idea for a game about breaking the foruth wall regularly). I don't feel you should go out of your way to play TMC, but if you already have it, its an interesting story that can be finished in about five hours
 
Capt_Blakhelm
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2018
As a game dev myself, this game was a huge laugh for me. Lots of relatable stuff and funny development notes and transcripts of arguments between staff lying around the map. The voice acting is down right amazing and the whole concept of the game is really unique. I haven't seen anything like it before. I found out about this game from watching Jim Sterlings review of it on YouTube and it looked really neat. It was on sale at the time of purchase so I decided to get it. Let me just say, I am not disappointed. I can't really put into words what you will experience with this game, so I guess you'll just have to try it for yourself. For me at least, I can happily say, money well spent. Oh one more thing, the lack of invisible walls in this game is really great, you can explore to your hearts content so long as the hole you're wanting to go through is big enough for your character to fit. Skyrim fans will enjoy.
 
D13
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 juillet 2018
I had an eye on this game for a while and finally brought it and it went beyond what i was expecting.
Its genuinely unique and enjoyable, the puzzel have an open aproach on how to solve them while giving you a good amond of options (wich you have to find and learn to use by experimenting) and the ending was unexpectet and fun.
 
Rathalos
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8.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 juillet 2018
(Stellen sie sich hier eine informationsreiche review vor)
Es war einfach klasse!
 
kevin21413
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9.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 juin 2018
Een prachtig ontworpen, onvoorspelbaar meta-spel over game design. Zeer originele puzzels. Aanrader, zeker als je zelf ooit met game design bezig bent geweest.
 
Hoofd
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2.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 mai 2018
Genial juego, desde el primer minuto te das cuenta de que no se va a parecer absolutamente nada a lo que has jugado, dosis de humor, subrrealismo ♥♥♥ un toque psicotrópico te espera
 
Anoides femorata
183 produits enregistrés
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13.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 mai 2018
Perhaps the most original game I've ever played.
 
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 mai 2018
A game about making games.
 
Adversity
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11.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 avril 2018
This was one of the best games I ever played. Super fun, creative, interesting story, and cool mechanics.
 
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A satirical puzzle adventure that is pretty great while it lasts. Short and sweet, but only good for a single play-through. Get it, dive in, and escape for an afternoon.
 
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6.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 mai 2018
Außergewöhnlich. Wenn man das Spiel in einem Wort beschreiben will, passt dieses wohl am besten. Aber es ist auch abwechslungsreich, überraschend, lustig und regt sogar zum nachdenken an. Ich bin froh, dass ich diese Erfahrung machen konnte!
 
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 mai 2018
The Magic Circle is a wild, unique, but short experience that should not be passed up for those who love a break from the usual repertoire of genre heeding, and fit-to-form titles. It's something short but so very sweet. Though being as short as it is I still have to say wait for it to be under $10.
But when it is it's a must-play for the special experience it provides!
 
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3.1 h en tout
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This is a great game, I finally got around to finishing it. I don't think i should explain mechanics as it will ruin the story.

But the game is moderately short to medium length depending how much of a completionist you are. I would say the game length is 3-5 hours, but it's a very good 3-5 hours.
 
Trifer
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15.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2018
A lot of fun, a real breath of fresh air!
I got it at sale price, I recommend grabbing it in if you are after some very well voice acted surreal fun.
 
lives_in_room
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 avril 2018
It's hard to do a game as incredible as this justice, you really just have to play it for yourself. It really takes all expectations, and immediately subverts them without question. A great romp through an unfinished world. Also a character is voiced by the same man who voiced Rusty Venture from Venture Brothers, so definitely a big thumbs up there.

Incredibly impactful game.
 
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2.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2018
This is a very good game, a great commentary of what it's like to make a game. I will admit it got a bit dry in the middle as I had trouble with one of the, erm, I guess you could call it a puzzle for lack of a better word? But I'm glad I stuck through it to the end, totally worth it. Lots of replay value too. 9/10 would buy again.
 
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7.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2018
If you like artistic games you are going to love this one. It has a rather short gameplay (7 hours was mine) and it's even shorter if you don't hunt for hidden stuff, but it doesn't feel that way. Also, there are lots of hidden things i haven't found yet, and i am going to play it again from the start soon.

I completely recommend it, since i haven't really ever played something like this before. And at this price, there's no need to think twice.
 
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8.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2018
A game that is somewhat up front about being a bit outside of the box, for me this hit the perfect mix of aesthetic, comedy, and gameplay. The game straddles a few video game settings (including stock sci-fi and medieval areas), and for me, I greatly enjoyed the way the different aesthetics blend and juxtapose. With this good visual look underlining it, the game play fell about where I'd want it, with the focus being mostly exploration and puzzle-based as opposed to a heavily combat-based game. The final strong aspect was the story, which was solid across the board. The concept of being within a video game under development is fairly well fleshed out, but it also features a lot of overheard developer discussions throughout that set up the broader plot arc (that the game is just a component of). These segments aren't just well developed for the story, but they're also well-written with a very particular sort of humour to it, and on top of that there's also the strong performances from the voice actors, with my favourite being James Urbaniak as the George Lucas-esque creator that's lost his own plot.

There's really only a couple things that I found frustrating in the game, and most of that was tied to hidden collectibles that are in levels that you can't go back to in order to search for them. It's not tied to the achievements on the game, but it's still rather frustrating, particularly the stuff hidden in the initial 'intro' level before you know there's stuff to look for. I'd also have preferred a little bit more clarity on the map, as when it comes to very similar rooms, the map is frustratingly unclear.

Depending on what you expect, the game also isn't terribly long. For me, it was a bit under 9 hours, with about an hour of that being the super-quick replay for a few final achievements (the game requires 2 playthroughs if you want 100%) and another hour being some very frustrating searching for items (and it would be nice if there was an easier way to figure out which specific items you've already found). That said, I picked this up on sale for $5, and at that price, it was unquestionably worth the money. I might find it a bit tougher to jump at it for the current full price of $20, but at $10 I still think I'd felt like I got what I paid for and then some. The big limitation on it is that I don't have much of a drive to replay it again, since the challenge really is in figuring out how to get past things the first time, so it's not as appealing to come back to.

Overall though, definitely a game worth playing, and definitely one that I'll be recommending.
 
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 avril 2018
Full review at http://thegamehoard.com/2018/04/05/a-look-at-the-latest-the-magic-circle-pc/

The Magic Circle is quite nearly a tragedy, the unfortunate tale of how games and the people who make them can go awry, ruining the things the developers once dreamed of creating. It can be cynically biting, but it’s not like we’re looking at the creation of your typical game here. When a movie turns the lens on a director or a book covers an author character, outside of biographies, it’s usually to show the struggles creators face in the medium, and The Magic Circle is doing the same for video game creation. Its main thread is certainly well constructed for the task, but it’s ancillary parts are a bit flimsy and the game’s scope too small to dig in as deep as it could have.

The Magic Circle is a compelling tale of a group of developers who embody different parts of the game development community, its world a representation of the turmoil of conflicting creativity, and its messages strong enough to potentially turn off people who aren’t open to them. It is a game with obvious layers to peel back rather than vague imagery or weak discussion points, but The Magic Circle’s strength of concept isn’t able to carry every part of its design. The gameplay looks like a playground for creative puzzle solutions and unique interaction with the world but its given very little to do. Still, the story is able to carry things despite its shortcomings.
 
jumpropeman
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3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 avril 2018
This game left a fixed feeling. It's absolute miracle in terms of player interaction, gameplay design, etc. But narrative and 'outer story' part is just don't do it. Overplayed, overdramatized, nah...

But it was a true pleasure to play - gameplay changes a lot between chapters, and that really, really shine in this game. If only narration was better...
 
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 avril 2018
I finished this game in a single sitting. The bulk of the game is a 3D metroidvania after a linear start. At its best you have a bunch of locked doors, a bunch of abilities and the a puzzle about which way to go.

The minion editing system is a lot of fun, but never quite gets explored as fully as I would have liked. I had a couple of abilities which I would have liked more scope to explore.

As a whole the game does however not trust itself enough to commit fully to the best parts. The limitations on life, walking speed (which you will curse, despite plentiful fast travel) and editing abilities all hold it back. As it eases up on all of these (bar walking speed), the game comes into its own.

The gameplay hits a natural cresendo, resolves, and then the game makes the mistake of continuing. There's a point after which the game just turns to sermonising, and what's more it's a sermon with real world contradictions. To put it in the game's theme: the story gets the gameplay in a headlock, chokes it, and strips out all the fun so a flawed message can be delivered.

It's still a lot of fun at its best, and you can always quit once it get preachy. I would love to see a sequel with a more fully realised focus on the middle chunk of this game: an evolving space, a bunch of locked doors and lots of things to mess around with.
 
PersonalNadir
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18.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 mars 2018
The game itself can be a bit short but its devided into a couple of different stories with a few different ways you play the game. There are end game benifits to finding everything possible so its not just useless collectable information. You can get creative in playing around with your powers through the game, if you replay you never have to play it the same way more than once. It has a good exploration outlet and a side of creation washed down with a slightly annoying but very interesting story.
It honestly reminds me of the book Mogworld a little bit.

I would like to see another game exactly like it but more expansive with more puzzles and more abilities and powers. I was able to end the game in about 4 hours of playing but i want to see more. I would really hope they make a sequal.
 
Twitch1872
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2.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 avril 2018
The Magic Circle is a short, good puzzle & exploration game that is very original (and fun!) in it's execution.

The player navigates the world by trapping & editing the creatures & objects of the game, stealing their abilities (such as flight, teleportation, attacks, fire immunity) and applying it to other creatures or just making the creature your ally. You use these abilities to solve a variety of puzzles which lead to new creatures with new abilities, and sound bytes that tell the story of the game developers. This game actually reminded me a lot of Myst (or what I remembered of it.) You are able to go wherever you like, but you'll need to solve a puzzle to get there.

Finding sound bytes throughout the game helps to tell the overarching story of a game director, his chief developer, and his intern/fangirl. Essentially, there was a great game called the Magic Circle, and this is a remake/sequel that has been in the works for years, trapped in development hell as the director keeps changing his vision for the game, building this new version on top of an unreleased prototype of the original sci-fi sequel. You play a game tester who is beguiled by the protagonist of the unreleased sci-fi sequel, who needs the game released so he can be free from his digital prison.

The story is an interesting commentary on fan culture and demands. Enjoyable, but at times confusing. I found myself asking:
- Is this based on an alternate universe where game developer slavery and cultist orgies are a regular part of game culture?
- Why do we spoil the evil intern's plans to ruin E4... by ruining E4? Therefore allowing her to execute her plan anyway?
- Why must I design an entire game level in order to end the game story? (admittedly, a cool element of the game - but the pacing of the game did not fit well with this element right at the end.)

This game is short - but it feels "just right". If they develop a sequel, I'd hope to see more variety, more puzzles, a larger world - but some refinement would be needed to be sustainable as a longer game.
 
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1.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 mars 2018
Dr. Jonas Venture makes a video game. A+ reccomended
 
BigStrongMike
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 mars 2018
really good!
 
Bishop Won Dai
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2.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 mars 2018
有点意思
 
Michael
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 février 2018
I came in expecting something like Antichamber. This isn't quite that, but it is a fun little game with some interesting turns. doesn't overstay its welcome.
 
Drumbilical
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17.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 janvier 2018
This game is very, very good. If you like any FPS puzzle games, then you must play this one.
 
💫Velx
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 mars 2018
I've enjoyed this game enough that I'd recommend it. It's a novelty game sharing a vein with Stanley Parable, poking fun of its own medium and the egos that are sometimes seen developing them. In a world where good-looking games are often canned or trapped in development hell, it's kind of fun to see another game clearly making a commentary on that. That is its strongest point and if it doesn't amuse you, this might be for someone else.
 
Zephos
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 mars 2018
My deepest recommendations goes to this game. It is refreshingly different and manages to surprise throughout the game. Try it. You're missing out. But is it worth 20€.. maybe not, but it's certainly a unique experience!
 
PowerDuDe_DK
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11.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 mars 2018
I really enjoyed this game! It has a very unique style that I haven't seen in other games. Although I played through it in 11 hours, it kept surprising me with new things to do. Hearing the interaction between the "gods" was pretty entertaining as well. Highly recommended.
 
{pp}Doughman
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2.3 h en tout
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I'd say its worth 3 Evolands, or 0.9 Stanley Parables

A unique take on game development and general artistic vision. The story focuses around the creation of a hotly anticipated video game and looks into how the expectations of both the creators and the audience have affected development. There's some well thought out and very cutting statements about players and creators towards the end of the game which elevate The Magic Circle above its mechanics.

The gameplay mainly centres on rewriting parts of the game's world to your advantage. There's some interesting possibilities with the mechanics but its rather underdeveloped and can sometimes feel cluttered as you accumulate allied units. But that's not the focus of the game, and for all I know it may have been another poke at the barebones design of 2000's PC games.
 
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 février 2018
I expected it to be much more fun, but in the end I do not regret buying it. Sadly, plot and gameplay derails horribly closer to the end. It stands somewhere between Yes and No, but since we don't have such reccomendation on Steam I would very cautiously say Yes. Just don't expect something exceptional here.
 
pied6piper
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14.5 h en tout
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It's clear you'll never see the S̶̷k̶̷e̶̷l̶̷e̶̷t̶̷o̶̷n̶̷ ̶̷K̶̷e̶̷y Old Pro as I do... as an instrument of limitless wealth. Instead you've chosen to fall over your own foolish code
 
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 janvier 2018
Great game. Very interesting story, nice puzzles, mental characters, short and sweet. Would recommend.
 
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6.6 h en tout
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Muy divertido y muy diferente. Me ha gustado bastante.
 
JavierLinks
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 janvier 2018
Oh MAN that was good! The Magic Circle is a game about--
0_0 !
Wait…
It’s… hard, to talk about this game without...
:/
How do you emphatically recommend a game to someone blind to it without talking about details?
Crap.
…
Hey! Umm… play the demo!
Please. Give this game a sniff.




New-Player-Game-Ruining Spoiler Gush Section:
For real, don’t read this if you haven’t finished the game.
This is just me getting ideas out of my head off in a corner of steam, where no one will see them.
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I played the demo for this, like, 2 years ago and the game had been sitting in my wishlist for a looong time. My discrepancy towards buying it was my crap-laptop; hindering great games with a burnt-out GPU never felt good. I bumping into it again this year, with a new computer, and the demo had retained its impact on me. So during the Steam Sale I caved, and I sure am glad I did.

What an interesting concept! How do you make an unplayable game playable? By making a new set of rules that break everything? But what if we made that unplayable game’s new playability was structured but it still felt like you were a rough element in this hopeless game?
The way you go from playing their game, to utilizing their game to overthrow control of their game to remaking their game for them, all while using the features you’ve learned, was astonishing!

The tangibility of the reward for higher completion being the genuinely fun game creating stage is a phenomenal idea! You’ve played the tutorial, you’ve learned our game, now let’s see what you can do. It’s not a perfect system, but it still captured my imagination. It’d be great to go 100% the overworld and come back to finish my 8/10 episode with all sorts of bosses, allies and cheeky signs.

Character and voice acting were terrific. There's also some really decent story/ideas hidden in the game that give you a lot to think about.

Anyways, I’m off to go trick all my friends into playing the demo. :)
 
CasualCheetah
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2.9 h en tout
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It is a really nice game, but only 3 !!! hours long :/ Pick it up for more than -75% or in bundle or somewhere else, because the game just isnt worth 23€
 
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 décembre 2017
So... its one of the greatest games I have ever played!
 
Sir Kotok
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 décembre 2017
A short and sweet game poking fun at game development, yet also showing the behind the scenes details that people often miss.
Pretty sure "Ish" is supposed to be a reference to Peter Molyneux, seeing as they're both wash up has beens ;)
And I'm pretty sure I heard a guard whistling the guard whistle from Fable... sooo....

The List:
+An interesting concept for a game that makes you feel like you have a lot of freedom, while mostly being an illusion on that (which ties in to the central theme)
+Ish is a ♥♥♥♥, but you can't help but atleast understand the things he went through and feel sorry for him, so good character writing.
+Companion character/narrator is gold
+Central theme of control and powerlessness
+Game gets reallllyy real when Ish does his speech
+Varying mechanics that makes the game incredibly convincing.
-Short
-The meat of the game is a bit lean
+The meat is tasty though.
-The search bar easter eggs didn't include a reference to Old Pro, Or atleast it wasn't easy to find if it existed.
-Coda sucks at playing my game and kept dying half way through >:( Coda sucks at video games confirmed.
-There were some indiscrepencies in the game, such as missing objects and areas you could see through into the void, while this made SENSE in the game and could be argued could have been put there intentionally, I don't see that as an excuse.
-Flight was always a helicopter rotor. While other options often held originality and changed to fight different models, this one lacked it. Even Float with it's constant clouds changed things up with different poses.
-I'm not one to argue with developers about the price of their games, because it's their decision what their game is worth. But I don't consider the 5 hours I put into this worth the full price of $20

This weirdly immersive and original experience might not be one I'll forget, but I don't think I'd be replaying it anytime soon.
The lack of value for game time; however, makes its full asking price something that feels harsh, rather than fair.
8/10 (which is ironically enough, the score Old Pro gave me first time I got him to review a level... until I retried it until he said 10/10...)
 
Sunzo
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8.9 h en tout
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Если бы не крутые механики — был бы обыкновенный симулятор ходьбы. Графика приятная.

Всё очень коротко, если идти по минимуму. В тоже время выколупывание из уголков недостроенного мира мельчайших секретов может занять приличное время.

Задачки простые, но решить их можно по-разному, за это игре однозначно плюс.

Сюжет местами раскрыть не успели. Но попытка определённо стоящая.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 9 décembre 2017
Hogy az ember tesztel egy félkész programot, az még csak hagyján... na de "belülről"?! A fejlesztők élete sem csak játék és mese, főleg ha egyszerre kell megküzdeni a kollégákkal, a türelmetlen rajongókkal, a nehezen rendeződő ötletekkel, és valahogy semmi értelmes nem akar kisülni belőle.
A játék első fele a felfedezéssel és a gyűjtögetéssel még egy kicsit nehézkes (sokat segít benne a térkép ("M")), ezért nekem a másik fele tetszett jobban, a "játék" összekontárkodása. Rövid, de ötletes, és mind a játékokról, mind a készítőiről, mind a játékosokról vannak benne érdekes gondolatok.
 
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 décembre 2017
Control is a little janky, and first person floating menu navigation is inelegant, but there are a few neat puzzles, unique gameplay elements, and a dramatic, darkly-comedic story. James Urbaniak's voice acting (also known for Dr. Venture) was a big highlight for me.
 
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6.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 novembre 2017
It's been a while since I've played this game, and I'm trying to write this review from memory.

This game is great. At its core, this game is a "metroidvania"-style puzzle game. As you progress, you unlock new abilities which you can then use in areas you already visited to unlock secrets (among other things). The level design itself involves a lot of interconnected areas not unlike Dark Souls. Different areas seem to come from different eras of game design, which gives most areas a unique feel to them.

The narrative is pretty interesting. You are inside of a video game that has been through development hell, and you are supposed to help finish it. Along the way you learn exactly what the developers have been through trying to finish the game themselves.
 
-OGH-Ralgor
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12.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2017
Magic Circle is odd. It's almost like a programming game, but a programming game is the player lining up a bunch of elements in a particular order so they produce a desired result. This is more like you play by figuring out which elements to throw together into a pile in hopes that they combine to form the game you want. It's kind of a sandbox? Running around getting all the pieces you need, can be done in whatever order, but some parts are easier if you do them after others. And the final boss fight is a complete and total genre change from the rest of the game. But it somehow manages to all work together, not even "in spite of itself" kind of work together, it just works.
 
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8.7 h en tout
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Loin de se a quoi je m'attendais, fortement surpris ! j'adore, l'humour est présent, et l'histoire ! je recommande

attention les graphisme peuvent piquer un peu parfois :)
 
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2017
It's so weird, but it works so well
 
SighlentNite
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8.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2017
Entretenido y cómico
 
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7.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2017
I like the survival element of gathering parts and the freedom to put it on something else.
 
GoldGumer
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2017
Dios bendiga a los narradores en videojuegos.
 
sergiohidalgof
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1.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2017
Muy bizarro.

Como pega, lo de siempre. Voces en español, por favor.
 
chovio
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2017
A quite fun and funny meta-riff on games in the vein of The Stanley Parable, though more interested in satirizing the industry than the games themselves, paired with a unique gameplay mechanic that gives tons of potential tools to solve problems, then lets you come up with the solutions yourself rather than trying to jump on to the developer's logic train. The game even explicitly notes that if it feels like you're cheating or exploiting the mechanics of the game, then you're playing correctly. Definitely worth your time and money.
 
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10.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2017
This is a satire of those games stuck in Development Hell, a game which includes the voice acting of Stephen Russell (e.g. Thief Gold, Thief 2: The Metal Age, Thief: Deadly Shadows...to name a few) where it starts with the theme being set and you're the one who has to clear up the mess...some AAA game developers should play this, perhaps they'll see the irony within it...
 
NetMoverSitan
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15.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2017
Decir que adquirí el juego en rebajas por que lo ví en un analisis y me llamó la atención.
No me eperaba una narrativa así en este juego tal y como me lo habían planteado. TMC sabe como llamar la atención de un jugador curioso ("♥♥♥ alma de teaster") y que aprecia un buen juego. Secretos más allá del mapeado, trama, subtrama, etc. Es un juego de narrativa, aunque acabes haciendo algo complpetamente distinto a lo que estabas jugando. No esperes ación. El sistema de combate es muy curioso pero casi nulo, puedes pasear a tus anchas y los puzzles no te partirán la cabeza. Se termina en un par de horas, muchas más si pretendes el 100%. Eso no quita que esté ¡RECOMENDADÍSIMO!

Después del 100%... nada. Pero es lo que tiene un juego de narrativa intensa, al igual que un libro: cuando te lo terminas, te lo puedes volver a leer si eso, pero queda en la biblioteca. Sí, pero muy satisfecho de ello.
(Aún así, compradlo en rebajas; no creo que deba valer 5 euros, pero tampoco creo que 20 sea lo que yo pagaría por las horas y experiencia que me ofrece).
 
Sospecha Clavecd.es
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11.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 novembre 2017
sehr witziges Spiel, das sowohl die Sicht des Spielers als auch des Entwicklers (oder in diesem Fall des Entwicklerteams) darstellt.
Genial fand ich die Idee, dass man Gegner dahingehend manipulieren/umprogrammieren kann, dass sie den Spieler nicht mehr als Feind ansehen.
Auch grafisch zeigt The Magic Circle mal was ganz neues. Allzu lang ist das Spiel allerdings nicht. Allerdings kann man sich nach dem Ende noch ein eigenes Spiel zusammenstellen; mit den im Spiel freigeschalteten Gegenständen und Figuren.
Aufgrund der Länge würde ich keine 20EUR bezahlen, im Sale kann man aber zuschlagen.
 
Day
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 novembre 2017
Un juego muy original y entretenido, tiene la duracion justa para que no se llegue a hacer monotono.

Totalmente recomendado.
 
Dante_Nero8
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 novembre 2017
It's something..
 
Шрушер
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 octobre 2017
Great experience for game developers and developers to be! You get to see the struggle of a devs team trying to release an unfinished game :D
 
ManoBird
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10.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 octobre 2017
"what are you? all this time I've been using the word "god" as shorthand
for anyone who creates a world, but you... When I die heaven or hell I hope you run the place"
 
Noob Derp
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 novembre 2017
A game about making games, but not about programming or level design, but about the relationship between creators and audiences, expectations, egos and the blood, sweat and tears that go into a game (or anything for that matter).
Also has neat game mechanics.
Nominated for The Defies Description award
 
docstonge
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 novembre 2017
Obra Maestra de los videojuegos. Una reflexión metafísica del videojuego dentro del mismo en calidad de tratado o ensayo audiovisual. Una rara avis. Lo que fue "Matrix" al cine, mejor aún, lo que el ornitorrinco al reino animal. Lo más original, chocante y genuino que he expermentado en mi vida. Debería ser un referente obligado tanto para gamers como para desarrolladores. Algo que se separa por completo el camino marcado para ofrecernos lo que muchos llevamos tanto tiempo esperando: algo auténtico.
 
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8.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 novembre 2017
I enjoyed this game. You play a creature in a universe that is not finished, yet. You get to eavesdrop on your environment's makers (much in the same way portal had the antagonist work with the protagonist). The game is short. It is fun if you are an explorer-type person.

I really liked the black and white graphics. There are some blocky graphics that gives an area a retro feel (I suspect this is intended).
 
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 octobre 2017
This game gives me the very strong impression that I am missing a lot of subtext to things, which is fine by me. The game was entertaining, didn't overstay it's welcome, and figuring out the puzzles gave that nice warm glow of "oohhhh, I get it now!" that comes from not having my hand held too much.

Recommended when on special, the base price is a bit steep for what you get in my opinion.
 
ilfar.drachadi
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 septembre 2017
'The Magic Circle' a skill juggling puzzle game with light strategy elements, its key focus being a satirical look at the games industry. The developers, the fans, the players. As well as that, the game presents what feels like a quite genuine examination of why art is made, not only that, but the unhealthy practices and mental gymnastics that develop in an undeveloped artist. That, along with the way in which the game (which is primarily dark comedy satire) manages to hold up a very engaging narrative and multiple sub plots, all within the space of 3 hours, and do it all really well, was extremely surprising. I went into the game for some laughs and some interesting mechanics and came out of it having experienced a very rich and surprising narrative as well, I don't want to say too much, because I think some of the turns the plots take are worth just experiencing. That mess of words up the top "skill juggling puzzle game with light strategy elements" is the easiest way I can describe what is and develops into throughout the game, a very well designed set of mechanics that seamlessly work and compliment one another and the narrative. The mechanics manage to be deep, story driven, highly based on player agency and choice, satisfying and most of all fun.
Its been a while since I've played a game that so well hits its marks!
Really awesome, highly recommend people check it out!

(p.s. I do really need to go through it again because I can feel the ideas and concepts that it presented getting away from me, but more than anything, I'd say thats some evidence of how well constructed it is...in a way)
 
Cake Fingers
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 septembre 2017
Really interesting!
 
RonRon
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 septembre 2017
Bizarre and utterly unique. An acerbically humourous/tragic attack on some of the horrors involved in making games; also involves a very interesting puzzle dynamic.
 
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13.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 septembre 2017
The Magic Circle, is a strange game.
You play a game within a game, and experience the story of the game’s development and its founder while moving through the world, cutting it up and stitching it together again as you see fit, by pulling properties out of objects and forcing them into others e.g. changing a mushroom to attack enemies with a railgun.

Pros:
* Unique setting and story
* The cut and paste mechanic is pretty cool
* There is no “right” way to solve most puzzles, you can make your own

♥♥♥♥:
* The “unfinished” graphics style probably isn’t for everyone.

Recommendation:
If you like games that are a bit strange or experimental, such as e.g. Evoland, you will probably like this as well, and I’d recommend buying now.
Otherwise I’d recommend buying it on sale and try it out anyway.
 
The_Parasite
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 septembre 2017
It's not long --I only got about 6 hours of gameplay out of it, but this is by far one of the most interesting and engaging games I've ever played.
I played it all in one sitting because it was just that good.the puzzle soving mechanics are incredibly unique and fun, and the story is deep and interesting and rewards exploration.

If you like open-area puzzle games like Myst and Riven, or like interesting meta-narratives like "The Stanely Parable," do yourself a favor and pick up this game.

If your jam is more the "shooting things and getting to the next level" type of style, you may not enjoy this game as much.
 
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 septembre 2017
I got this on sale for $5.99. Finished in just over 6 hours all in one day. I don't know if it would have been worth the full $20 price.

BUT it was definitely worth $6! Great game. The closest thing I can think to compare it to is Portal. The fundamental mechanic is different, you piece together parts and abilities from creatures. Portal also had some really tough puzzles whereas the puzzles here are generally less challenging and have multiple solutions.

For me, however, Portal was more about exploration. I loved the world and the narrative and I had a sense of wonder the entire time. And in that sense The Magic Circle is a spiritual successor. I was always excited to see what was around a bend. There were a few locked doors and when I found a way to the other side of those doors I was excited and felt accomplished. It is just a very tightly designed, well done game. If the price is right you should play it. It won't be a game you play every day for years or anything, but you will enjoy it and remember it.
 
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Non recommandé
3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 septembre 2017
Incredibly short and largely dull with only a couple of interesting puzzles in it. The narrative is decent and the concept is creative but the execution is sorely lacking. Enjoyable for a couple of brief periods but spaced out with unacceptable dullness. $20 for a less-than-four-hour experience of this caliber is a very bitter pill.
 
chewfeather
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 septembre 2017
The Magic Circle

A small game that's hard to draw a comparison to. The closest games I could maybe use to compare might be either the Stanley Parable's knack for a clever narrator, or Portal's puzzle solving and succinct writing, or even Pony Island's tendency to play with the fourth wall in order to progress.

Anyways, the story goes that you are a 'tester' for an indie fantasy RPG game about to be released called The Magic Circle, but of course the game is nowhere near completion, which is where you come in.

Saying too much would be spoilers, but the short version of it is that in order to progress through the game, you have to take advantage of mod powers to wander the incomplete landscape. Once an enemy is trapped or defeated, you may edit its properties, including setting it as an ally to you, switching out its mode of combat, or granting it special acquired properties.

These special properties are your items. Your inventory does not have alchemy ingredients or quest items, rather you collect properties. Coming up on an enemy or object lets you rob it of special abilities, which are stored in your inventory until you are ready to give it to an ally to solve puzzles or defeat enemies. Puzzles are very open-ended, and rarely have a single way of completing them; use what you know about the properties you have to dig further into the world, until you find a combination of powers that will let you accomplish the game's ultimate goal: getting dev powers.

Overall, it's a short but clever little game that is great for an evening's romp.
 
Doctor Teo
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7.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 septembre 2017
Allora lo consiglio se non avete una scopa in culo.

Graficamente ben curato è una storia divertente di un gruppo di sviluppatori (divinità) che non si mettono d'accordo come completare i livelli del gioco. Vi troverete ad avere a che fare ♥♥♥ bozze, vecchi test e a doverli riprogrammare per farvi aiutare nella vostra impresa.
 
Boro
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8.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 septembre 2017
story 10. gameplay 10 (for flying fire breatnig zombie with hive mind). atmosphere 11/10 (for sci-fi rooms and music).

Awesome and short just as my own game 9/10 If you know what i mean... (=
Buy with 70% sale, and think, have no regrets if buy for full price!

And now i want to do own system shock XD
 
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17.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 aout 2017
This game is a decent satire on most modern gamedev right now. Unfortunately the story gets caught up in its overexaggerated portrayal of its characters (The lazy/fickle and very emotional lead dev, The "Pro" gamer that is dissillusioned and obsessed with their image, the young overbearing fan that doesnt know how to control themselves etc..) and it has this weird conflicting idea of ownership and control of the game tha really seems one-sided, espically in the end. Art style is predictably average, with some weird use of the moasiac tool to moke parts of the game seem "older" and some clipping and mapping issues in the bigger parts of the map (which im sure can be passed of as intentional and part of the story, but still a bit lazy in that aspect.). Gameplay is suprisingly good and fun for its short length, and there is an extra feature near the end of the game that I enjoyed, even if it wasnt that fleshed out.

I would recommend playing this game for the "in-game" Narriator "PRO" and their story only; any outside parts of the story can be summarized by him and he adds a very satisfying mystery to the game as a whole that holds up better than the external drama.

Make sure to get this one on sale though, as paying 20 dollars outright may upset some people because of the shortness of the game.
 
Stripez
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24.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 aout 2017
One of the few games that has held my attention from beginning to end. Lots of different combinations available to mess around with, there's no one right way of playing it. The narrative was genuinely interesting, and I found myself stopping in game to give the story my full attention rather than just continuing and listening with half an ear. Different challenges related to the furthering the plot and to getting particular achievements forced me to think creatively and critically which was really nice rather than being spoon fed a single solution. There's a lot of replayability thanks to the game mechanics that allow for various solutions, but once you've done everything possible and left no rock unturned (quite literally) it can take a while to recover and find the drive to play it again. There can be moments with nothing going on inbetween, just moving about without any action or narrative which can be a little mundane, but all in all an excellent game that can be beaten in a few hours, and definitely worth a play.
 
Darkestnight
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juillet 2017
Does not require an amazing computer to play it.
Gameplay is unique, style is cool, and story is enjoyable!

At first, you hate the antagonist, and you can go the entire game hating him.
But when you listen to recordings of him that you'll find in the game, you learn of his devotion to his game, and how over a decade has passed since development began. You learn about his struggles to start a family, and his bond with his intern, which he starts to think of as a daughter to him.

I ended up liking the antagonist more than any other character, as he appears to be the most human character in the game. That's not saying other characters don't have redeeming qualities, they definately do, but the main antagonist seems to have a reason to not want to stop development.

And your job in this game is to tear his game apart.

In my opinion, yor character is the real antagonist.
 
John Linux
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 aout 2017
Une vrai petit morceau de génie !
 
Le Joe
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2017
Amazing artwork and graphics, well crafted, funny story and universe.
 
Kirova
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14.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 aout 2017
A very good game that takes the walking sim and turns it into an eclectic puzzler. You use various abilities stripped from mobs to turn other mobs to help you. It takes some out of the box thinking and there are no single solutions to any challenge.

However, the game is definately a casual experience. There is no challenge that will test you beyond your witt or patience. There is combat, but you are not directly involved.

There is a story here as well. It's a meta commentary on a meta game, where you play as the 4th wall inserting your own version of meta as you progess... Yup, it's an interesting concept. As it plays out however, there are some weak points. Nothing that ruins anything, but don't expect an epic story like Firewatch or Valley.

Where this game suffers is in level design. The game is slightly open-world. As you play you open new parts of the level. However, they weave into each other. Parts show up on top of other parts. It can get difficult to track where you have and have not been. But it's not so difficult that you'll ever get completely lost. I found it a bit annoying at times, but never to the point of frustration.

Achievements in this game are fair yet not easy to 100%. Expect to play the game at least twice if you're achievement hunting. I played till the end and found out I missed a decent portion of collectibles. I may keep this game install for a rainy day when I feel like going in for 100%, but for now, I personally feel satisfied with the game.

Overall, The Magic Cirlce is an enjoyable game. It's got enough going for it to keep most people captivated until the end (6 to 8hrs). Definately recommended by me!
 
Arkan01d
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 juillet 2017
Pros: Thought provoking, fun, decent puzzles, plenty of exploration.
♥♥♥♥: It can be easy to miss something that might make a puzzle tough, I ended up looking up a walkthrough for something late in the game so as to not drag out the 3rd act.

Overall: I really liked it, it has something to offer to gamers, people who have ever made games/mods/levels, it has some cool nostalgia elements and I love Stephen Russell.
 
Bearicus
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6.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2017
Reminds me of a cross between Pikmin and Scribblenauts, with a story that actually engaged me.
 
Andras
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7.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juillet 2017
Me encanto. Muy interesante la premisa, implementada de una manera original. La idea de poder hackear los monstruos del juego y darles nuevos comportamientos esta muy bien implementada.

Voy a extrañas a mi mago-hongo ♥♥♥ una railgun volando detrás de mi.
 
Walsa
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juillet 2017
This game is so far beyond anything I expected. It sets the tone from the minute you start the game, and carries it through the entire experience.

If you enjoy four-hour satirical jabs at the games industry, this is for you.
 
Beta
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2017
One of the most inventive games I've played in a long while. My best friend was a fireproof mutt named Fluffy that shoots lasers out of his mouth and has a helicopter sticking out of him! Endless fun!
 
Herald of Fire
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2017
As meta as it gets. Great game.
 
JigPappy
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2017
A game about being in a game with an interesting twist at the end. You spend your time editing objects in the world you're stuck in, exploring said world to find things, and watching the story of the characters unfold. It's a short game, only a few hours long - longer if you decide to want to explore and uncover the secrets. The art style might seem a little strange, but it is very appropriate for the game and the story.



I personally found this game enjoyable and, at the end of it all, I was really immersed in the story. I loved how the characters were relatable, each having their flaws and reasons. This is a game that encourages you to explore and mess around with, since you can fix your mistakes (or make them worse). All in all, I really liked this game.
 
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7.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 juillet 2017
Very cute--it struck me such that I feel like I'm indebted to review it, now that I own it.

Without giving anything away, this is a shortish, enjoyable game with a unique 'combat' system and some unusually meta storytelling. Not too meta--never gets preachy or up on a quirky high-horse. Treats players like they have a functioning, analytical brain at all times. Low stress gameplay, just a fun ride through a weird world, spying on some devs with problems. Beaten in 4 hours according to Steam, progressing at a tempered pace. I haven't done so yet, but in about 10 hours one could 100% it (following guides, at least).


Pros:
- Fufillment from aquiring an increasing number of combat abilities.
- Exploration, with rewards for your time.
- Encouraged player-driven comedy, regarding the 'combat' options & some other segments.
- Good comedy overall. Appropriate and funny. Game made me smirk a lot.
- Challenges/puzzles that are not hard to understand, but might be difficult to overcome. The fire puzzle can kiss my a**, I finally flew over it.
- Interesting characters, plot-driven. Unfortunately, relatable, especially if you've been keeping up with game-o-sphere happenings.
- Has some nice personal touches. You become a character yourself, and unlike most similar games, I felt like I really was.
- Fosters suspence-of-disbelief very well. I'm still impressed at the glitch execution--most glitch or crash motifs are done sloppily and feel obviously fake. With few exceptions, simulated game failures felt like they were actually happening, at least before my brain caught up with what was happening. I'm especially sensitive to this kind of stuff--serious props for finally not making me cringe or flip my keyboard in disgust. In fact, it's what drew me in to buy the game in the first place!
- Some seriously cool usages of the meta narrative. I don't want to spoil any of them because they are the highpoint of the game, and what it does best. In a sentence, the real devs really utilize the game's setting.
- High-quality voice acting. Seriously, a great cast who convey whatever his character's personality is. Hearing Dr. Venture was a little distracting, but not unwelcome. What's with James and playing megalomanial blue disembodied eyes in videogames?
- Doesn't pull punches? I'm not sure how to explain this, but for a laid-back game...I found myself listening to dialogue, thinking of something darker/angrier, and then being surprised when the characters actually said that same thing. Pleasantly surprised. Made the characters feel more like real people.
- Nonlinear, somewhat. You choose what you do first, how you do it...a sense of choice/planning goes into what you do.
- Kinda nihilistic without being drab or repulsive.
- Themes about facets of gaming that too few people fully understand/sympathise with, IMO.

♥♥♥♥:
- Bit of an annoying opening, or--it was too predictable. It's not long though, and does serve a purpose.
- I found the plot surprisingly confusing--I'm sure it was told to me, but a lot of required information passes by very quickly. It's all easy to tune out, even the extra audiolog-style reward snippets. Sometimes hard to tell what plot is critical, and what is comedy.
- Depending on how you play, game can be frusturating. There is basically one sequence of abilities one must gain to progress--if the player reaches an impass too many times in a row, it can be a turnoff. Literally--I turned the game off for a week. sorry pro.
- Speaking of breaks, don't take too many. Game is best played in as few sessions as possible, so that one doesn't forget the story/objectives, or fail to take a hint . I came back to my second session a little disoriented. This isn't exactly a '♥♥♥,' unless a player is really busy irl or frequently switches games.
- I wasn't aware that one could summon all friendlies or the map until I was nearly at the endgame. There are randomly (?) appearing hint popups which finally led me to the right buttons. Not sure if this was me being a dumb player, or a conveyance issue.
- While exploring, there were too many areas that felt too large given player speed, and a lot of backtracking. While the game isn't bad looking (I found the 2 contrasting styles to be nicely noncomplementary & good visual storytelling), the environments become bland quickly due to the nature of the nonlinear design. The 'create your own' segment kinda sank that in for me. Not that it wasn't really, really cool regardless. This is especially a problem, because the player often needs to remember specific locations to progress.
- While fun, I found that the core mechanic eroded in a similar way. Too difficult to just do the thing you want to do sometimes.


I detailed the ♥♥♥♥ more than the pros, but overall they don't cause much grief unless a player's sensibilities are seriously sensitive to one.

TL;DR, compelling game, please buy it, I need money, you'll probably enjoy your time. Between the 'combat' system, the humor, the characters, and the well-done effects, you have a good chance at liking something.

I don't like numerical ranks, but if you forced me to give you a rating, I'd go light 7/10.
9/10 on a scale of achieving what it set out to be.
 
loqist
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 juillet 2017
This is a well-made, funny and unique game that I highly recommend picking up and playing.
 
Neph
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11.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2017
Breaking the fourth wall has never been so fun.
 
0x4d Coma
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juillet 2017
Haven't finished it yet, but it is a very awesome polished game about a very broken game, with tons of commentary on the relationship between developers and gamers.
 
hastor
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13.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 juin 2017
An amusing satire of game development and the clashes between competing creative visions.
 
isaacbee
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2.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 juillet 2017
A game that starts off weird, gets weirder, but then raises some very interesting questions in its final act. Not the longest game - you can feel a sense of completion in probably less than the 3 hours I spent playing it - but definitely a good experience.
 
Prism Lizard
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14.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 30 juin 2017
I had such a great time with this game! Super interesting idea. Gameplay was a blast. One of the few games I've actually gotten every achievement for. Breaking ♥♥♥♥ with a hive-mind army of fire-breathing spider flowers while riding a flying turtle with a railgun and I couldn't stop grinning. Please PLEASE make more games like this!
 
Eikiji
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16.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 juin 2017
Made a flying rock with flame throwers, then swarmed sky basterd with self hating monkey dogs, 10/10
 
ExplosiveRift
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3.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 mai 2017
this game has a great concept and is really fun but i beat it in three hours not 100% but still.
 
Harryujin
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 mai 2017
It looked cool, but it was somehow lacking. I'll recommend it, but with a grain of salt.
 
cLev_rly
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 avril 2017
Interesting concept, lets you really be creative and think about how to solve a puzzle your own way. Plus, not a half bad story to boot. All in all, Good Game.
 
Oddy
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8.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 juin 2017
So I've had The Magic Circle sitting around in my Steam library for ages, always putting off playing it because it looked fugly. Well that was a mistake. The disjointed visuals are a part of the story, and once you get stuck into the game solving small puzzle with your ever growing army of edited enemy mobs, you stop noticing the visuals any more. Higly recommended
 
Lrrrr
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juin 2017
The magic circle es un juego muy especial. Te da la opción de ver "como se hace" un juego desde dentro, ♥♥♥ personajes y situaciones que no son más que los estereotipos y situaciones cotidianas que se viven durante cualquier desarrollo. Si estás mínimamente metido en el mundillo te encandilará. Si buscas un juego de puzzles al uso, este no es tu juego. Y si no sabes si comprarlo o no, hazlo. No te arrepentirás si tienes la mente abierta y te gustan el God mode.
 
Taba
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8.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 mai 2017
TMC is weird. I have to start out any analysis with that fact. It's weird and beautiful and bizarre and lovely.

In many ways, TMC is a first person puzzle game, but beyond that it's also a meta commentary on gaming (development, fandoms, and common traps). I personally love it, both for the intentional mish-mash of art styles and the unique experience that it represents, but it's certainly not for everyone.

PROS:
+very funny
+great plot twists
+well-crafted characters
+interesting mechanics
+fantastic voice acting
+diverse experience

♥♥♥♥:
+short runtime (~3 hours)
+little traditional gameplay
+few mechanics are fully explored

All told, I think it's a very good game and a great experience, but your mileage may vary. Check out the demo and maybe wait for a sale.
 
Tío Mecánico
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17.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 avril 2017
One of the weirdest games I have ever played, twelve hours was how long it took me to play it.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create a game? Work with other people to do so? Become a "play-tester" in this game and even the AI will let you in on its secrets. Voyeurism was never so fun.

The voice acting is crazy good. One can finish this game quickly, or try to find all the secrets first, so as to explore everything possible.

Anything more I might add will fall under 'spoilers' so I will leave off saying: it left a strong impression on me and I quite enjoyed the experience.
 
CndnPhoenix
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7.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 avril 2017
An enjoyable game, if you can get past the overly preachy tone. You're in the role of a playtester of a game that's been stuck in development hell for the past 20 years, and with the help of a mysterious "Old Pro" you gain the ability to glitch and alter the game from the inside. The mix-and-match critters mechanic is great fun; the defining moment for me was hopping onto my pet rock to ride it into battle - my flying, laser-beam-shooting pet rock, that is. You can bet that "Ride of the Valkyries" was running through my head at the time. The flamethrower zombie I made earlier was rather funny, too, and then there's the baby...

As others have said, the main game is fairly short, although searching for all the hidden logs can extend it a bit as well as help flesh out the main characters. So don't go into this expecting some kind of Skyrim-like epic. But if you manage to catch it on sale it's a fun way to spend an afternoon.
 
SpacemanSpoof
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 mai 2017
A unique ambitious game with really fun mechanics. The story is all about ego and game development, but regardless of whether you enjoy meta filled narative, it's the freedom of the gameplay that is really exciting. This is basically a small open world game where you preprogram the enemies to you advantage. As the game opens up there are a huge number of ways to approach any problem and a load of fun to be had enacting zany solutions. I only wish the game was longer. Highly recommended, one of the best suprise finds on Steam.
 
Quackinator
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 avril 2017
The most sure-fire way of making an Oscar-bait movie is to make a film that has Hollywood and film-making at its core. I’m not sure that in the world of video games, the same principle applies when you make a game about game development, because otherwise, this game would’ve won.

It’s a fun little romp through a satirized version of the turbulent development of a long-anticipated game and you are a beta-tester for this still fairly broken game. It makes fun of games stuck in development hell and constant course corrections over the years (Duke Nukem Forever comes to mind) as well as over-inflated game developer egos with hints towards Richard Garriott and Peter Molyneux and doesn’t stop before also making fun of fanboys and their perceived entitlement of an intellectual property based on their admiration for said intellectual property.

To say more about the narrative of the game would spoil a lot of the surprises, but I found it highly entertaining. The dialogues are written with tons of levity and it’s clear that it isn’t meant as a scathing critique of any one thing, but more of a lighthearted satire at the expense of how seriously we sometimes take this medium. But what really brings the script together is the fantastic voice-acting from all the characters.

Gameplaywise it continues the theme of game development, with you traversing an unfinished world filled with hostile creatures that you yourself can’t fight because the designer opted to remove the combat altogether right when you start playing. But you’re given the ability to manipulate the game world itself through a very simplistic form of changing the source code. You’re able to undelete things since garbage collection apparently hasn’t been implemented yet and you can retool properties and variables of objects and creatures, turning enemies into allies and giving them a variety of different abilities with tons of creative potential with all the available combinations. It’s not a very deep system and there isn’t a ton of finesse to it, but there are a few puzzles you need to solve with this mechanic.

If there’s one thing that bothered me about the game it was the final stretch where you are tasked to create a “level” of this fictional game yourself. You don’t really need to put any thought into it, but it’s really the low-point of the game for me, since it takes just a little bit too long and the punchline to that particular part of the game isn’t the funniest. The game is also fairly short. You can beat it in as little as two hours if you don’t go out of your way of collecting the “developer” commentaries and notes which only serve to provide some additional humor and I’m not entirely convinced that it deserves the $20 price tag, but I still have to praise the game for being primarily focused on a narrative and theme while still managing to provide the player with interesting if not massively rewarding gameplay and not just a walking simulator, so I’d definitely recommend it at a discount.
 
Avocado Diaboli
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 avril 2017
Лучшая недоделанная игра )
 
Shin_G
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2017
Solid game with an interesting story.
 
Terroni
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6.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2017
quite short but interesting,
 
jamesferguson72
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 avril 2017
wow, that was something refreshing. i love the autoirony aimed at the industry!
 
method_milo
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 avril 2017
Very much enjoyed the mechanics and humor in this game. My favorite moment had to be when I gave a rock the "Group Think" ability and more and more firebreathing rocks starting coming to life and following me over the course of the game.
 
Maggot Man
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 avril 2017
This was an excellent game.
It has just the right balance of frustrating as hell and novelty.
I also really like the fact that you can keep playing, even after the main campaign has ended - a nice touch.
Still can't find all the paths and secret areas mind you - will have to go back and try again!

Great game. :)
 
ToriBean
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11.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2017
A surprisingly emotional story embedded within a humorous commentary on the nature of crowd funding games, the fans and devs behind them, and the tragedy of an abandoned game. Use your newly aquired character editing skills to traverse the games decidedly baren landscape to breath some life into this game and expose the controversy behind it's development. In the end you get to make your own version of the game based on secrets found. Pretty cool imo.
 
Tairy Greene
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2017
An extremely unique and inspiring game that has a clear moral. It keeps you entertained throughout with an enchanting story and with interesting gameplay mechanics. Given that it is on sale at the moment, I'd definately suggest picking it up if you're looking for a giddy feeling, a laugh, or simply for unique gameplay.
 
WarpedProdigy
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13.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2017
Loved it. Very meta. Pretty short and sweet. Rough around the edges, by design. Pretty good puzzles and exploration. Makes you think, about playing the game and about the idea of games.

A good price point is $10 or less - not quite enough content for full price, IMO.
 
DiscoZombie
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 mars 2017
Very original and funny game. When you challenge the boss flying on your hive mind army of fireproof rocks armed with railguns, you know you are having fun.
 
Niv-Mizzet
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2.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 janvier 2017
Very interesting and unique
 
ColMustard
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9.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 janvier 2017
This game is delightful in every way!
 
TipperO1
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6.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 février 2017
When I first seen this game on Steam I didn't really expect much from it. Even though I had put it up on my Wishlist and had plans to buy I never really did, Eventually buying it in 2016 on December 24th,

Man do i regret not buying it MUCH sooner, This was one of the most funnest games I have played in so long, Don't get me wrong I love playing games, I really enjoy thjem so much, But out of most of the games I've played in the recent years,This was the one that topped them all, My most favourite part is was when
To the the developer/s who made this game, You guys and/or girls are the best!
This.game.Was.Amazing
 
TheGaymerDragon
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 janvier 2017
Great game with amazing story. I'm awful picky with my games but this was just great. Even the slow parts were interesting. The whole concept was funny and great. I blew through the game in 3 hours but I regret how fast I tried to do it. The game encourages exploration and rewards ideas that I would have thought would cause a glitch in any other game.
All in all its a well executed story line that I'll remember for a while. If you like puzzle and exploration games I'd recommend buying it on the spot. Everyone more action oriented this game is still great but maybe worth waiting for it to go on sale.

Edit: Almost forgot, at the very end you can't skip the credits which is entirely hilarious and typical of the game in its own amazing style.
 
galexj9
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 janvier 2017
This game should be named "The Molyneux Simulator".
Fantastic game so far :p
 
Higapeon
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 décembre 2016
Super 'meta' Spiel, durchgeknalltes Spielkonzept. Ca. 6 Stunden gute Unterhaltung!
 
beniwat
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 décembre 2016
A short game but it was a definate change of pace from the other games I play, the mechanics of this game are great. I'd replay again for sure when I run out of new games.
 
JherLoGg
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32.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 décembre 2016
This game is a weird, sardonic combination of mix-and-match creatures and environments and bickering devs, and it made me laugh out loud. Not a chuckle or a burst of amused air coming from my nose but actual laughter.
 
listenstotv
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3.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 décembre 2016
WOW! this game blew me away, this was by far one of my favorite indi games to play, Im still not done with it, I have no idea how long this even is but damn im having a fun time with it, its worth every penny, could be worth more.
 
guiltyraven
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 novembre 2016
Цікаве осмислення створення ігор, так би мовити зворотній бік розробки.
 
LuckyKuna
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 novembre 2016
This game is totally not about Peter Molyneux
 
BGC
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 novembre 2016
if there was any game that could be a game in a game it would be this it has a very interestiong story
 
General Gibbs
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2016
It's all about the story and exploring what is possible. You fall in love with the narrators, I wish the game was longer.
 
+Bjaxel+
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1.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2016
просто лучшая думалка из всех что мне попадали в руки
 
Сельдь Солевая
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 décembre 2016
The Magic Circle was not at all what I expected it to be. I thought it would be a much bigger open world, I thought it would be longer, I thought that there would be more to the story, but in the end, there wasn't. Suffice to say, it is an indie game, and it is well worth the price. I am very happy with the game in the end and think I will spend more time playing it in the future.
 
Takalot
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 décembre 2016
Sebbene il gioco si avvicini al rigiocabile una volta finito grazie alla possibilità di girare per la mappa liberamente e trovare tutti i segreti, esso risulta corto per il prezzo richiesto. Detto ciò il messaggio è forte e chiaro e se cercate qualcosa che vi faccia riflettere e allo stesso tempo divertire e dire"wow"... compratelo!
 
Lu - 路毅继
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9.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 novembre 2016
I'm not sure if I'd say this game was worth the full 20 dollars only given the short play time, but it is otherwise creative and quirky. There are many different ways to solve the puzzles, it controls well, it has a reasonable amount of replay value, and the environment has a very interesting feel to it. This game definitely needs more attention and would be a decent addition to your library.
 
Squirel
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7.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 novembre 2016
Produit reçu gratuitement

Not the first game you have to fix in order to play it, however it might be the first one to make whole fixing really pleasant.
 
blablaszek
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 novembre 2016
a fun game that turns incomplete early access games on its head. This game allows you to recombine creature elements together in interesting ways for emergant gameplay. have fun flying around once you figure out how.
 
Killrog_Deadeye
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8.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2016
Questo gioco è pazzo e strano, mi ha diverito davvero tanto. Ci sono finito casualmente ed è stata una bellissima sorpresa.
 
Roncolord
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2016
Short game, but very special.

I only got five hours out of it, but they were unlike anything I've ever played.

I didn't like the ending though..

4/5
 
Atomsk
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2016
Had flying mushrooms shoot laserbeams while being protected by magic rocks casting shield. 10/10.
 
Cryzh
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1.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 novembre 2016
muy interesante y entretenido
 
MrNoBody
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 novembre 2016
Short game with fresh gameplay. Would never play again, but can easily recommend a single playthrough. However, given the length, would only snatch on sale.
 
tviderman
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9.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 novembre 2016
A cute, fun, well polished meta game. Despite taking place in a rather ♥♥♥♥♥♥, broken game environment, I rarely felt too frustrated at what I needed to accomplish, and that was more only because I was apparently insisting on doing it in the most bizarre, asinine way possible.

The voice acting is spot-on, and my time in the game didn't feel wasted at all. While I wouldn't say its worth 20 bucks, its definitely a good game to grab on sale.
 
Rowan Hawthorpe
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2016
A little puzzle game that gets meta about the industry. It's interesting, fun, has some great voice acting - I will never get sick of listening to James Urbaniak rant. It won't compete with any AAA title coming out, but is unique and has enough of an interesting story to be memorable.
 
Major Glitch
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 novembre 2016
This game is pretty short but also pretty freaking awesome. The concept is unique and interesting. The execution is fun and the story is amusing too. One cutscene near the end of the story got a bit long-winded but other than that it was great. The ability at the end to make a level for the AI character to play through and fake review was super cool and adds a lot to the replayability of this otherwise short game.
 
alphagold3
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14.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 novembre 2016
Je ne connais aucun jeu ressemblant à celui-là.
C'était une agréable surprise autant du point de vue du gameplay que de l'histoire.
Je n'en dirai pas plus pour ne pas gâcher la surprise.

8.5/10 car j'aurai aimé que le jeu soit un peu plus long.
 
SnMu
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9.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 novembre 2016
You play like an alpha tester for a game in progress, although obviously more fun than the real life equivalent. Instead of looking for bugs, documenting and making repeatable cases, etc. you just do whatever you want and explore an unfinished open world. You don't really look for bugs but you're often rewarded with story logs if you explore places you're not 'supposed' to get to.

The developers are basically gods that can change the game world at an instant and at their whim. And while Ish especially has many whims, there were times during game development that others (for better or worse) helped stagnate development.

Story was fun, discovering what happened in the past via audio logs was nice, music was nice, visuals were (intentionally at times) mediocre. I felt most of the overworld graphics were suitable to the game; black and white made it feel like sketch work. But sometimes in other areas the graphics were intentionally so old it figuratively hurt me to play through all the jagged lines and low res graphics. But even the overworld graphics/assets, if colored and used in a proper game, would look very mediocre by today's standards.

The big draw in gameplay for me is that you get to change attributes on creatures/objects you find in the game. Each creature has its own properties (like movement: ground, attack: melee, special ability: fireproof, ally: hero, enemy: none). You can take these properties and then place it on other objects. So you can take a rock and make it mobile, your ally (so it follows you as a pet), and attack with flames.

You do so much walking in this game that it really would be nice for a run/sprint button even if momentum didn't carry over to jumps. I would have liked to move faster, jump length wasn't really a problem.

Other thoughts:
  • Finding new ways of getting around the world is pretty important. I went from walking to Minecraft ender pearling to magic carpeting.
  • It would have been nice to have separate non-subtitle and substitle language controls (as someone who likes to mix them).
  • I lost an ability when I met Cerebra. Cerebra mindswapped the corpse then the corpse mindswapped my cyber-rat with the lightning rod ability. The corpse died and I couldn't find it. And then when I went to the 'final boss' and died, the corpse with lightning rod showed up next to me when I respawned even though I never had access to editing it before. It wasn't summoned before the boss (using LMB+RMB) but just appeared afterwards.
  • It keeps track of creatures edited, so if you want to 100% that stat you need to keep an eye out. I ignored duplicates of certain things on my run because I wasn't aware of that stat and there was no real reason to do so.
  • You can clip through certain things and get stuck or fall out of the world. Luckily the game allows you to teleport to certain locations on the map.

Worth a try if you like the idea of a pseudo-programming/game dev game. I'm not aware of another game that plays this angle with this gameplay.

To be honest, I wanted more from the game. I was hoping that eventually you could edit your own properties. I only found 7 actions/attacks to choose from and 5 special properties. It's a decent amount because they're very distinct (no ice beam vs fire beam) but not quite satisfying if you want a sandbox. But even then, you don't really find a place that you need to use all of them. It's really just enough to get through the story.
 
Seranth
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 septembre 2016
Play a puzzle game, ruin an E3 presentation, and ♥♥♥♥ around with a level editor.
 
Inferno Cop
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3.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 septembre 2016
This game left me with tingly feelings of euphoria at the hyper meta of the game. 10/10 would recommend.
 
Dr Boby
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 octobre 2016
I really liked this game. I like that it keeps you guessing as to the purpose of the game. It also was a lot of fun create new characters from existing properties that existed in the world. My favorite part, though, was the level creation system built into the game. I'm usually not one for that kind of thing, but it just felt fun!
 
Fesh
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 octobre 2016
Frankly speaking I don't know what to say about this game as it really feels more like a narrative than a game. I got this from a Humble Monthly and it kind of feels like a "fodder" game for the month. Premise is intriguing but in the execution it is somehow lacking. In the end, I still got a somewhat enjoyable experience out of it.
 
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 octobre 2016
Very very good. Well written, funny, and with some pretty interesting gameplay. I was honestly expecting this to be a walking simulator and it's not.

The best way I can describe this game is that it's a combination of The Stanely Parable, The Beginner's Guide, Double Fine's Hack 'n' Slash, and Overlord/Pikmen.

Gameplay consists of rewriting enemies and objects codes and turning them, effectively, into your minions. Those minions do the combat for you, and there are a couple of puzzles involving these mechanics. It's very well done.

The writing itself is very good. It manages to make all of the characters sympathetic, despite them all being awful people. That's not easy to do, so it's very well done.

I would absolutely recommend this.
 
Revanaught
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4.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 octobre 2016
This is one of the most impressive games I have played in a long time. While it does start off a bit rocky, I promise that this adventure is worth experiencing all the way to the conclusion. This game prevails in every possible aspect, espsecially the ones it makes fun of. I loved the twists and turns of both gameplay and narrative; and can truly say that I have never experienced something like this before. As a future game developer myself, I feel like a changed person, less naive yet inspired, after playing through this game. I would recommend this to anyone and probably will. Thank you, Question.
 
Lexana
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6.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 octobre 2016
A first review I'm bothering to write, as I'd really like to highlight this game!
- The concept and graphics are amazing and unique!!
- Runs fine on Linux
- It's really exciting, but then you are finnished and wish the story continued
- (Would you guys consider partnering with like, GameDevStudio for the end-game?)

Definitely worth a buy, it's a very non-standard, interresting game.
 
archlinux
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 septembre 2016
Very good game you can control every creature and there is no quest only little tips you are the boss in game you can make whatever you want only bad thing about this game its very short i finish it about 3h
 
Thanatos
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 septembre 2016
Short, but in the same vein as The Stanley Parable, with an active narrator. This game focuses on a game that's not yet finished. That probably will never be finished. Unless you can help. It's enjoyable, and it's short.
 
Jimmy Dabomb
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16.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 septembre 2016
A meta game about the trappings of modern game design. The game itself is an open-world metroidvania where to progress you need to collect bits of code from monsters and attach them to your own pets. The story and characters were pretty predictable, but that didn't make this short adventure any less insightful.
 
Ortsac
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 septembre 2016
Sean Murray Simulator
 
Chanchunflein
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10.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 septembre 2016
Loved it. Very short for full price but if its cheap (or like me part of a humble bundle and buried in your library) totally worth the time.
 
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2.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 septembre 2016
Loving this game so far, different approach and fun. GREAT voice acting, you will recognise Rusty Venture as well as few other well known actors. Challenging at times, but well worth looking at.
 
Googles
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6.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 septembre 2016
Awesome game, I enjoy it alot. It gives so much choices in each puzzle and task.
 
Spirit of Madness
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 septembre 2016
ATTENZIONE! QUESTO GIOCO POTREBBE NON PIACERTI!
Ci troviamo davanti ad un gioco Indie che consiglio principalmente ha chi ha già giocato a davvero tanti videogiochi e ormai predilige la trama al gameplay.
Realizzazione ottima che fornisce un punto di vista interessante sul mondo videoludico.
Molto piacevole, senza la pretesa di essere un capolavoro.
Personalmente, l'ho apprezzato parecchio
 
gnola
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 septembre 2016
This game is amazing, and very unique. I was very much pleased with the way you can turn pretty much anything you can interact with (including rocks) into your own personal soldier, building an army of somewhat-disjointed creations.

I made a squad of flying, fire-breathing corpses. It was hilarious.

Highly recommend. 10/10
 
BOB.Trigger
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9.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 septembre 2016
A must have for video game enthusiasts and anyone who aspires to become a video game developer.

The gameplay is interesting and unique, but the real meat of the game is the story. The game is also easy enough that almost anyone can beat it and experience that story. I really want to avoid spoilers, but if you're still on the fence, read on:

Having finished this game, you will feel like you yourself have been a game developer. Not in a way that makes fun of how poorly games are made, but in a way that helps you see the beauty and wonder of all games. Many games have brought me to the verge of crying in sorrow, but this is the first to have me cry with joy. I'll get a bit spoilery now:

Towards the end of the game, you become the game developer, and the game becomes the player. As players go, the game was sensitive, polite, and forgiving, but I still wanted to strangle it for being so inconsistent, harsh, and critical. It woke me up a little to how inconsistent, harsh, and critical I had been of the game up to that point.

Advice I want to give any players going in to that part, don't treat this as a cheap minigame. Really make the game your own, and put in the time and effort to get a high score. The highscore itself I don't think is important, but the more of your heart and soul that you put into that game, the sweeter the ending will feel. You'll understand when you get there.
 
Jon
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 septembre 2016
In short, when I first saw this game I hestitated and ended up watching some playthroughs for about three episodes before losing interest. After some time, I came across it again and decided to have a go and try it for myself. I don't often review games, but for this one I have made a huge exception. Overall, while it was unique, simple, and rough looking, it was actually really ****in good. I had a huge problem putting it down. So, while I did beat it in two sittings, I couldn't help but want more. The story was amazing, the gameplay rather simple (which was nice) and there wasn't so much going on that you got lost debating on what to do. So for anyone wishing to make games in their near future, this one definitely is a must and I would actully recommend it to anyone that asks. That being said, if the programmers read their game's reviews, I give a minor wall break and say, "Thanks for a great game and keep up the amazing work" Now, I just have to wait for a sequal ;)
 
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 septembre 2016
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Good fun, if a little slow at times. I kept feeling it was going to suddenly get more complicated and this was all training, but that never happened. They could have done a lot more with the concept.
 
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17.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 septembre 2016
10/10
Alles in allem SEHR SEHR Gut gelungen, das einzige was es zu beanstanden gibt ist der Dungeon generator am Ende, aber alleine sowas zu Proggen ist schon ein kleines meisterstück was das allemale wett macht, Super klasse gemacht Leute und wenn ihr mal zuviel Zeit und Laune habt würde ich wohl nicht nur ich mich Riesig über einen Zweitenteil Freuen ^-^
 
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 septembre 2016
Throwing teleportation-enabled legless fireproof cyber-rats at a skybastard.

Also great story, voice acting and stuff.
 
Kompadre
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3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 aout 2016
Fantastic writing, open-ended puzzle solving, fun visual style, and James Urbaniak.
 
Johnny Salami
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17.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 aout 2016
Never Have I felt so shoked about how an unfinished game could tell stories as well as shakespere
 
Nixon4040
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 juillet 2016
Cool concept. Some puzzle elements, but can't really be lumped into any genre. Good writing/voice acting. Highly original.
 
Okapi
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 juillet 2016
Great experience!
 
lukas.meschik
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 septembre 2016
Meta doesn't even begin to describe it

The art flows seemlessly from skyrimesk story board the old skool Doom. The music is forgetable, but the voice acting is superb. Each character sounds genuine and unique.

In short it's a puzzel drive action adventure narrative in which there technically is no adventure and the only real action you can do is walk, jump, and die.

It sounds dumb, but this is easily one of my favorite games, and my only real complant is how short it was.
 
Xeller
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9.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 septembre 2016
I was interested enough to play the demo, then got the game while it was on sale. Got to the end in about 3 hours, which is not a lot of gameplay. In particular I was disappointed that the game introduces an interesting monster-editing system as a way to solve puzzles, then has only a handful of abilities and puzzles to use that system on. I'd compare that to "Portal" but not in a good way: "Okay, I'm through the intro/tutorial and... that was the end?" The good news is that there's actual gameplay unlike "The Stanley Parable" and "The Beginner's Guide" (which this references), so it's not purely an artsy short story done up as a game.

There's then a second part (spoilers omitted) in which I actually turned the audio off for a bit because of a long rant amounting to "you the player are a jerk for playing this". The gameplay of that was interesting but even shorter.

Finally there's a third part in which... sans spoilers, you get to do something very different, and there's a bit of in-game AI that judges your performance and encourages you to put some thought into what makes a game fun. This part, I really liked, but it'd have been even better to expand on that with more content and more than one level. Really that could be developed into a game in its own right.

So in conclusion, I'm wishing there were a thumb-sideways button. $10 for three hours beats a movie's value, so I'll click "recommend" at least at the discount price, but know that you're getting some fun ideas that I didn't feel were developed or explored to half the extent they could've been.
 
Skunktaur
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10.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 septembre 2016
This game was everything I hoped it would be. It's heavy on exploration with some puzzle-solving required -- just challenging enough to keep things interesting without getting repetative or frustratingly difficult. I love the themes of reworking reality. I love the characters -- especially the disembodied voice that accompanies you through the game. This is funny and creepy and fabulous.
 
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12.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 aout 2016
This game is great. I highly recommend up until the point of beating it. After that it's kinda boring. Even before you win, it's kinda boring. Wash, rinse, repeat. Find creature, trap creature, edit creature, repeat.

Plot line is incredibly interesting. Hands down. One of the best game plotlines I have seen.

Summary

If you want a time consumer with interesting plotline I recommend.
If you are looking for a fun, adventures game full of nonstop action, don't buy this game.
 
Maple
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6.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 juillet 2016
You know... I really thought this would be one of those games that you would play and then forget about. But I was wrong! Well all I can say really without spoiling the game is...well...thank you for making this game,really.
 
Odin
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juillet 2016
This game, though rather short, is unexpectedly fun. That combined with the interesting story and characters gets it a thumbs up from me.
 
-Digit-
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1.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juillet 2016
Produit remboursé

From what I saw it was a great game, however my only problem (My fault mostly) was lag.
 
Nord
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2016
Wonderful game with exceptionally interesting game play mechanics. The narrative alone is worth the price of admission. 5 stars.
 
Joetastic
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4.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2016
Interesting mechanics. Fairly short game. Different ways of solving/killing things
 
ZeDouche
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7.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2016
I am confused, excited and somehow I feel like 14 again with a game maker, but crazier und strange.

Awesome "Adventure Simulation"!
 
wieczo
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 juillet 2016
This game is actually pretty good! A really refreshing and original indie game that makes a little fun of the game developing industry. I'm very close to calling The Magic Circle a "gem", but the short gameplay of ~4 hours and the relatively low replayability hold me back. For 20 euros I'd expect more than that. Nonetheless: You should DEFINITELY play this!
 
Dreejavu
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16.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 juillet 2016
Sorprendido la verdad de este titulo pero me a dejado mucho que desear tambien la verdad.
Me imaginaba otro tipo de juego y conseguir todos los logros fue bastante estresante mas el de obtener todo por que no encontraba una u otra criatura u objeto.
Se me hizo relativamente corto aunque si bien le dedique bastante tiempo al juego, la historia no es demasiado llamativa aunque el concepto en general del juego me gusto bastante.
En mi opinion este titulo merece un 7,5/10, si bien el juego es entretenido a su manera y el concepto no esta mal trabajado le falta historia y un par de elementos mas para convertirlo en un muy buen juego si se realizara una secuela la jugaria pero no encontrandome ♥♥♥ el mismo tipo de juego.
 
Shiranui
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2016
While this isn't the longest game around, the quality of what you are given is fantastic. The concept/gameplay is completely original and was an absolute joy to play through. I would highly recommend this game to anyone looking for a new/fresh experience.
 
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2016
Great voice acting, cool story, tight experience. Everything I hoped for based on earlier reviews.

It feels like we are living in a renaissance in gaming; this is one of the games thats part of that trend.

If you have never played a game, then this is not for you ;)
 
Maeldi
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5.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2016
+Originální svět
+Nové herní mechanismy
+Inteligentní humor parodující herní výrobce
+Dabing
+Velký prostor pro kreativitu

-Nijak zajímavý potenciál
-Slabší prostřední část hry
-Kratší herní doba

Máte rádi inteligentní herní humor a baví vás hádanky? Pak si nejspíš The Magic Circle zamilujete. Pokud stále váháte, zkuste demo.
 
Najk
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7.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 juillet 2016
The Magic Circle is perhaps the most self-aware game explicitly ABOUT games I've ever seen, and it handles this risky venture remarkably well. The narrative structure is interesting, distinctive, and seemlessly integrated into the gameworld and mechanics. [Bonus points for direct references to the System Shock series, one of my absolute favorite universes.]

Others' criticisms about the short length of the game and missed potential in fuller utlization of the interesting 'enemy-hacking' gameplay are valid, though--ultimately--these failings don't take away from the purpose of the experience.

Basically, I would say that anyone that has much interest in gaming culture--especially game-making--ought to consider playing the Magic Circle (there's a free demo!) -- it's a shame it has received such little exposure.
 
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13.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 juillet 2016
I've had a steam account for years but this is the first time I felt compelled to leave a review. This game is the most unique, refreshing thing I have played in ages. I absolutely adore the concept. The gameplay was interesting with all the various abilities and creatures you could design. The ending had me grinning from ear to ear until those final moments when I realized there was nothing left for me to do and the game was really over.

The things I disliked about this game were that it was quite short (ie. the map was pretty small), could have used a greater variation of creatures/abilities, and that there is really no replay value.

Overall, I would suggest this game but considering it's length, I suggest getting it when it's on sale.
 
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 juillet 2016
First "unfinished" game to actually be good. The way the story is told reminds me of The Stanley Parable (which is a good thing)
 
Explode
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10.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 juillet 2016
Wow! Stumbled upon this game the other day and I loved it. Highlights for me were the voiceacting, cool puzzle sovling, and an interesting world.
 
Three1stNames
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 juillet 2016
If you liked The Stanley Parable, you'll love this...
 
Wormwood
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2.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 juillet 2016
Finished the game pretty quick, no real desire to replay it again though.

Good story.
 
Lima Bean
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16.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 juillet 2016
The Magic Circle was indeed magical, for those sick of playing the same old kind of games and looking to play something different the magic circle is a must. Now I am not saying go out and pay full price, due to it being a really short game I would recommend getting it on sale. It has flying turtles need I say more?
 
ragepaintballer
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10.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 4 juillet 2016
Well written, wry take on game development, and the nature of game / player interaction. The puzzles are not too challenging, and it is fairly short; I spent under 12 hours completing the game and all achievements.

Still, it's a fun game, great acting, and a pretty interesting game mechanic.
 
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 juillet 2016
If you've suffered the disappointment of plenty of game development promises in the past, you'll get so much out of this game. It's such a great take on the game development industry and some of the... colorful individuals that are a part of it.
 
ocdtrekkie
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15.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juillet 2016
What a wonderfull, surprising and creative game!
Loved every minute of it´s surreal riddles and could have sworn afterwards, that it lasted for only about four hours - even if stats claim something about 13h... ;-)
Great work!
 
vomfeuerbach
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 juillet 2016
Well designed and story holds up. Performance is good too.
 
Gamer
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 juin 2016
Highly reccomend. 4-5 hours of average gameplay. I would try to get it on sale, but definately reccomend.
 
Aqua
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 juin 2016
Very interesting game. Not exactly difficult, but rewarding. If you enjoy metagames (think Stanley Parable) or sandbox games, you'll like this. I'd call it a Stanley Parable where you're really in control.
 
roastchicken
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 29 juin 2016
I went in expecting a "Stanley Parable" experience, but eventually it was just a linear puzzle game. For as far as I like it, it doesn't make me want to return and try and find the secrets or even complete one achievement.

The characters are great, the story is fun and the mechanics have good ideas but most of the game is linear and when I could finally move around I discovered how badly needed a sprint button was. It looks nice but felt empty at times and while I tried breaking the simulation at first I quickly gave up, it's what the game wants but the design discourages it.
As said, I expected a metagame with a fresh and new experience, and it tried, but eventually it's more like "just a puzzle game" that didn't exploit its theme in full.
 
Vuld_Edone
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15.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 juin 2016
The Magic Circle was a very enjoyable experience for me. I liked exploring and being confronted with increasingly obscure riddles. You soon come across situations that make you think: I'll probably solve that later. And more often than not you are already able to overcome the obstacle but still need to adjust your thinking.

+ Interesting twisty world
+ Rare idea of interacting with the world
+ Good voice acting
+ Very nice story
+ Puzzles sort of require exploitative mindset
0 Some replayability
- Crashed a few times, sort of controllable

The only negative point, i.e. the crashes, resulted from me experimenting with the game mechanics and making the game deal with many creatures in short time. This resulted in me being halted. The world continued and I could still use the map - allowing for fast-travel - but I couldn't move or look around.

I bought The Magic Circle after seeing some Let's Play or review and being lured by its odd style, NPCs and game mechanics. I was not disappointed and highly recommend the game.
 
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14.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 juin 2016
Best game I've played in a long time.... 27/4
 
сет чериняков
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juin 2016
Excellent story and satire. The gameplay is quite fun and rewarding too.
 
Zaeblack
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juin 2016
Wonderful gem of a story....voice acting amazingly done, graphics and synthesis of old/new, many relevant themes of the industry today. Love it!
 
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 juin 2016
Great game!
+Very interesting playstyle and mechanics!
+Artstyle is wonderful.
+Great storyline! The ending is just.....wow.

- A bit confusing with some of the puzzles but it really makes you think outside the box for the solutions.
- Somewhat limited skills, little use of "late game" skills. Flight
- Quite a bit of walking if you don't use fast travel
- Limited replayability.

Overall, fun and intriging experience. 7/10
 
Raydric Drakenheim
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 juin 2016
The games short,You can finish it in about 3-4 hours.The game is a great view into how a game can just keep getting caught in the BS of it's lead, while also being fun and creative from the view of the game itself. The audio logs are enjoyable and most of the characters are entertaining. Coda's dialogue near the end is SUPER CRINGY, but she's voiced by Ashly Burch, so par for the course. But besides that great game. Ended the game on a fleet of hive mind flying rocks with rail guns. 8/10
 
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Throw circle. Edit attributes. Get pets to fight for you. Die. Repeat. Die. Explore. Die. Black & white with colours along the way.

Great puzzle kind of game.
 
Synn Malice
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Évaluation publiée le 20 juin 2016
Flew a turtle to the top of a giant hand. Made a baby fly with a railgun in its mouth as 10+ of his own gards sliced him to death. 10/9
 
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8.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 juin 2016
Incredible game! Interesting story, very creative setting and ingenious concept!
If you like a good story and slightly strange games, this is a must buy!
Games like this remind me why I prefer Indiegames!
 
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So far I have only played the first few moments, and I've enjoyed what I've seen and will do a more robust review once done.

The main reason I'm giving a psitive review right now (beyond that I already love the concept), though, is due to how dedicated the Devs are to helping their customers. I had an issue that they personally responded to and provided extensive help within a couple hours of posting it.

This is an examplary showcase of the passion and dedication of these Devs, which I am excited to see translated into their work! Check back for my full review!
 
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I wanna know what the game devs take... i mean its some strong stuff...

This game took my mind completely played with it i mean im not sure if i played the game or the game played me?

i do love it thou its trippy asf but its great fun and an amazing experience...

10/10 would lose sanity again!
 
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"Satire done right" indeed. I like the art style and the mechanics are interesting and well executed. I found the story, which was good but a little slow in the first half, to be very engaging in the second half. I would highly recommend this if you are looking for a relaxed and unique experience with a clever story.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 19 juin 2016
A very engaging and fun "exploration/adventure" game, with a slight lean towards programming, or game-glitch finding. If anything, a bit too short, and some weird "what do I do here...oh nothing" moments, which sets a story, but leaves you unfulfilled when it ends.

Some brief achievements hunts are left around, but I was left wanting more. The mini-game at the end to try and make a 10/10 game is fun for a bit, but the "pro" guide is buggy enough for this game to be worth between £5-8, but not more due to lack of replayability and brevity.

Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of fun to be had, but I wish it was longer.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 19 juin 2016
Pretty good game, story absolutely blew me away. Gameplay was... interesting, not for everyone really, but I had a good time.
Graphics were pretty. VERY pretty, especially for such a recent title.
Audio was... awesome, better than a few tripple-a titles, imo. voice-acting was wonderous.

Now. lets talk replayability, I kind of rushed through the story, played the endgame a little. the main story is rather short, and, unless you're a completionist, almost trivial (you can run through it, for the most part) the endgame has you creating short "episodes" and watching what people think, its fun the first few times, but it gets old, fast. It also allows you to go back to the "hub" and collect more creatures/parts, this is nice for completionists, but I never used it.

Overall. great game 8/10
 
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 juin 2016
An amazing experience from start to finish! The Magic Circle is a stylistic adventure game / light puzzler, It's a game that combines good gameplay with amazing story telling for an overall fantastic package. The gameplay essentially revolves around breaking the game's inital ruleset through built in mechanics. That won't make much sense until you've played it, but if you ever got kicks out of using no-clip in a game and exploring all the places you weren't supposed to see then this is right up your alley.

The plot exists on many levels, from a basic look a dev' team stuck in development hell, to an instrospective and existential view of all gamers and why we play the games we do. All this, complete with easily the best voice acting I've heard in a game of this size.

I was able to beat the game with 95% of the collectibles in about 5 hours, which I think was the perfect length. It also means that people who don't enjoy the gameplay can still experience the story with relatively little effort.

I highly reccomend this as a lesson to all people interested in game design or a perfect afternoon experience.

Play if you've liked games such as 'The Stanley Parable'.
 
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A strange, alien, and unique experience. I can't recommend playing the demo highly enough.

The gameplay is openended without strict "solutions" to the obstacles you face, almost to the point of it being a liability, but if you accept that this is a fairly short game/experience from the start, then you'll find it an enjoyable day or two's experience.

Steam says this game took me 3 hours, but I'm guessing that doesn't include the previous time spent in the portion covered by the demo.
 
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Short and cute, has a little something to say about ip ownership and games development.
 
crk
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Évaluation publiée le 18 juin 2016
A short (3-4hr) but amusing deconstruction of making a videogame.

Also, you can ride an army of railgun armed flying rocks into battle. I cant think of another game that has let me do that.
 
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juin 2016
This game has a amazing story and fun gameplay. Maybe a bit short for 20 euro but pick it up if it is on sale.
 
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This game is an interesting concept, BUT: It is much too short.
Would be 3/5 stars.
 
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 mai 2016
Great game that takes an in-depth look at different types of game design as well as intersesting problems that game developers face when developing a game for an extremely long time.
 
Midnight1463
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5.6 h en tout
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<3 <3 <3 I LOVE this game! Great work! From the beginning to the end, I was enthralled. There are points where you really have to think about what you're doing, and find that fantastic. I don't want to go too deep into detail, I would hate to spoil such a masterpiece. I sincerely hope to see more from you folks in the future!!!!
 
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I like the idea, and it's done beautifully. I can't say it's full of content as of now, most of the stuff you just watch, as opposed to do (I've been playing for about an hour), but it's relaxing and easy on the eyes.
 
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What could I say about this game? I guess I can start it with the tired saying "It's about the journey, not the destination" or however it goes. Thats what this game is essentially. A great journey and a rather weird destination after the end game. Perhaps this is where the player ends up after the credits roll, the player is able to continue their own way.

I still reccomend this to anyone who enjoys 'hacking' or 'reprogramming' games. Like 'Hack and Slash' and what not.
 
Vector Impulse
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From art to music to creative interactivity The Magic Circle was a delight to play. The story had it's moments of self indulgence and occassionally came off heavy handed but considering the unique narrative experience to be found here I can forgive those moments. Short but sweet.
 
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The Magic Circle is an experiment in control. It allows the player to control certain aspects of the game world that they find themselves in such as enemy capabilities. This is the extent of control that you get as a player but through this limited amount of control you can do almost anything you wish. It's this confinement that breeds creativity. While the writing early on can be a bit awkward the game's story really shines as you find audio logs that flesh out the characters and change logs that show the dynamic between gameplay and art. The only problem I ran into with the game itself was that it was too short, and this just stems from a desire to play more. Overall this game is an amazing look into game design and development hell that can be funny and sad at the same time.
 
Thee Gremlin
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Meta. Loved it.
 
JN
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Produit reçu gratuitement

Interesting game. Didn't beat it, but like what I played.
 
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6.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 mai 2016
Lured me in due to a Humble Bundle deal. I can't stop thinking about how to play it, and how I should've played it. Amazing game, def give it a try
 
Santa Jaws
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 mai 2016
Very enjoyable experience.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 3 mai 2016
weird... but kinda addicting I guess, got stuck though, and raged lol
 
Hybernairy
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6.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 28 avril 2016
Very fun game with great dialogue. The puzzles don't have one "concrete" solution which allows for playing around with the mechanics. All around fun.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 9 mai 2016
Very much a one-shot kind of game with very little replayability, but I've clocked six hours, and could probably do at least two more hours if I wanted to be a completionist (too lazy, sorry). Regardless, it was incredibly entertaining; a first-person puzzler that pokes fun at the game industry as a whole (including us).
 
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>Me exploring world
>Finds a rock
>Gives Rock Legs>
>Uses Rock as a mount>
>Understands the concept of having a pet rock
>Pet Rock Can now shoot fire
>Pet rocks engulfs me in a gout of flame....
>Removed ability for pet rock to shoot fire...
>Pet rock can now fly
>Pet rock now has a mounted railgun..
>Pet rock and I conqure the world together..
>Goes home and plays The Magic Circle

10/10
Would play pet rock simulator again
 
Inparadox
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 mai 2016
I'm not sure what I was expecting but I came from this game feeling... good. The writing is decent to good and the voice actors do an excellent job. Lots of little moments throughout the game had me smiling, except for the fourth wall breaking speech at the end. That was dumb. The part right after that though, really good and good on you devs for adding that bit in.

This is beyond the scope of the game I think but a slightly larger tileset for some variation and additional weaponry besides a sword for the demo hero at the end would have been nice.
 
Dodoman
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This game is quite meta, kind of like The Beginner's Guide. But unlike that game, this one has personality and gives you a chance to play around in the world. I was quite pleasantly surprised by how much fun I had playing this game. Bonus: Dr. Venture is the voice of one of the main characters. It's a great performance.
 
Revolver Anaconda
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wow
 
IHaveBarigudSax
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You know how everynow and then you stumble accidently onto a game and you buy it and it turns out to be the single greatest thing you have ever played? This game is the very definition of that moment
 
Sir Fluffletail Squiggycheeks IV
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 27 avril 2016
This game is a cup cake it's small and sweet.
Granted I would say get it while it's on a sale
 
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Fun, creative, and, in some ways, inspiring. You will believe a rock can fly... and bite your enemies.
Just try not to drive yourself crazy trying to get everything.
 
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Are you a passionate gamer? Somebody who wrote "this game had so much potential" at least once in a forum?
Then do yourself a favor and get The Magic Circle.

It's weird, it's different, it forces you to think outside of the box, and that's why i love it.
 
xnorb
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Musím priznať, že toto je zaújimavý počin. Je to taká hra-nehra. Dá sa to rozdeliť na 4 časti.
- zoznámenie sa s príbehom, "bohmi" a akože vstup do hry. To trvá krátko
- nasleduje najrozsiahlejšia časť hry, kedy sa player túla po nedokončenom svete 2 hier a zbiera predmety a upravuje nedokonalosti a zmazané objekty. Nepriateľské bytosti debugne a zmení na priateľské a získa od nich atribúty, ktoré môže použiť na iné potvory a vyriešiť tak puzzle.
-tretia časť súvisí so zavŕšením príbehu, ktorý bol rozpletený v druhej časti a zistenie, ako to všetko vlastne je.
-no a posledná je taká viac strategicka, kedy už nie ako player-tester, ale ako boh musí hráč zostrojiť pomocou získaných skúseností a objektov "hru", ktorou bude zachránený svet.
Grafika netradičná ale presne tam pasuje, herné mechanizmy v pohode. Rozhodne netradičná hra, aj keď nie moc dlhá.
 
mimozakon
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 avril 2016
An interesting game, with a unique mix of visual styles. The gameplay mechanics seemed like they could have been flushed out more. It was fun to play around with, but didn't go as deep as I was hoping it might.

The transitions between the different at styles was fun, and didn't over stay it's welcome. The storyline was... I don't know how to describe it other than preachy, or self aggrandizing. Finished it in an afternoon, which was long enough in terms of the story line, but again some additional depth to the core gameplay gimmick would have benefited the game, I think. I can see other games ripping the mechanic, and possibly doing just that.

In the end, it was fun, and I recommend this game.
 
OldManToast
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 24 avril 2016
A very enjoyable game with over 5hrs of entertainment easily in it for 100% completion. The game is awash with humour and insight into the competing perspectives of games developement and fandom told from within a games failed development. It is creative and unique in its puzzles but never over challanging making the playthrough light but very fun.
 
Mark
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Évaluation publiée le 23 avril 2016
This is a very interesting game that makes you keep you on your toes. Puzzles are all over the place and hints of mystery is within the story. The overall feel of the game is great and is unique. The art style is also different than most other games as well. I would recomend this game to anyone because it acts like an adventure game but its also a little open world in a sense you wander around the enviornment finding different things to collect for later and such.
 
PeachyPixelMage4
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Évaluation publiée le 22 avril 2016
Absolutely fascinating game with a thoroughly mediocre title.

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The Magic Circle is one of those games that it's difficult to do justice by talking about and is best experienced. For an as-spoiler-free-as-i-can-manage summary, it's a heavily avante-garde story focused game about deconstructing video games with some puzzle and exploration elements.

If you're into the indie game scene, I thoroughly recommend you give this one a go.

Don't overlook it because of the generic title - you'd be missing out because this game is anything but.
 
Stinky
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 avril 2016
This is definitely the best thing I've played in a long, long while.
 
Ri is The Messianic Bog-Rat
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I can have multiple pet rocks and make them hate each other... 10/10
 
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♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ great game. I love it!
 
JaWa
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 avril 2016
Awesome
 
Turbonaut
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10.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 avril 2016
Gameplay-wise, it's fairly easy to cruise through the main story, unless you try to find all the hidden/lore bits. Regardless of which way you play it, the climax of the actual story bit is oh so very satisfying and simultaneously heart-wrenching. ("Please, push the button!")

The story itself has near-infinite replay value as you find different ways to do all the things you did last time. The options are nearly endless. The end of the game is not really an end as much as it's a new game mode. If I had a greater attention span for trying to needle out secrets I'd probably still be playing. Enjoy!
 
Schwarherz
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8.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 avril 2016
I wish I could think of some other game to compare this to but I cannot. The extraordinarily unique take on "video game" is charming, intelligent, and fun. The storyline is well thought out and voice acting is suberb. The intentional glitches and retro effects throughout are well played and add to the story perfectly. This can be a fairly short playthough, but with so many options for solving the problems encountered it has a high replay value. In just a few short hours this has become one of my favorite games!
I waited for this to go on sale before buying it but honestly it would have been worth full price to me, I just didn't know it yet.

10/10 for swarms of flying mushrooms with railguns.
 
Rutager
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Évaluation publiée le 19 avril 2016
Ricevuto tramite Humble Monthly, probabilmente se non lo avessi avuto in quel modo non lo avrei nemmeno mai trovato, acquistato e giocato.
Grosso errore.
E' un gioco intelligente, divertente e.. strano.
Potrebbe tranquillamente essere il nuovo The Stanley Parable, ci si avvicina in alcune cose, specialmente verso l'endgame.
Buona longevità data soprattutto da ciò che succede dopo la fine del gioco.
Non credo ci sia molto altro da dire, interazione ♥♥♥ i nemici pressochè illimitata che può portare ad assemblare alleati estremamente interessanti.
E' un puzzle game, nel senso che l'intera storia e mondo di gioco è un puzzle.
Per me è consigliatissimo.
 
Dorothar
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7.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 avril 2016
I got this game through the humble bundle monthly and was not disappointed.

I started playing it and found it hard to put down. It's not a game you will find yourself playing for months on end but the time you do spend is fun. You get to edit the game as you go along, break the rules and my favourite break the fourth wall.
The voice acting is out of this world. I could listen to Ish, Maze and Coda read a dictionary.
I had a little army of my own following me around who I could set upon my enemies with a single click.
Love this game.

Also, the devs are on top of things. I had an issue, posted about it in the tech support forums. There was an update to the game the next day that fixed the problem. Fan for life.
 
Shan
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6.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 avril 2016
A game about games, gaming and all the secret stuff we never think about that goes into making our favorite games. A fun and zany experience that I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who loves gaming and ever thought about making their own games.
 
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12.2 h en tout
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The Magic Circle... this game has been the first game I've truly loved since Skyrim, it was amazing, and kept my attention through out the whole game. Witty comments, amazing options, an interesting "story". The game is great.

There's nothing I can really say is a ♥♥♥ for this game besides it being a little short, but besides that I'd highly recomend this game for anyone. Trust me you'll love it, hopefully as much as I do.

15/10 it broke my scale.
 
emmyxgore
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Jeu étrange, où vous jouez votre propre rôle de joueur.
 
Minikea
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 avril 2016
I can NOT believe how fun and amazing this game is. ??/10
 
Avolition
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 avril 2016
How to describe this game....

This game was the refereshing drink you take after a long walk in the sun.

Something new, something...different. And it found this difference by confronting the obvious pitfalls in the gaming industry and shedding light on them in new angles to not only explain them, but to exploit them and turn them from a pitfall into an idea. An idea that takes you on a journey.

It's a game that makes you think in more ways than one. You gotta be creative. No, you GET to be creative, in an unusual way.

From the perspective of someone studying and heading into this industry, this game was both hilarious, thought-provoking, and it left me with a fresh fire in my heart for game-making.

This is a good game, in my honest opinion.
 
Juura
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Évaluation publiée le 14 avril 2016
WOW. Could not stop playing this game till the end. It blew my expectations, well i wasn't expecting much, but still i liked it more than Stanley Parable and portal. YES Portal.
 
Jaunuolis
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9.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 avril 2016
I would give this game thumbs up just for visuals, great cartoony, balc and white comic book look. Other than that game itself is quite interesting and unique and whole story is also good, overall very solid game.
 
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 avril 2016
This game is incredible. The characters and story telling are unique, the puzzle mechanics are clean, fresh, and intuitive. But the strongest part of all? It will make you feel something.

Take your time exploring this world, it's worth every penny and more.
 
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 avril 2016
This game is absolutely wonderful. When you first start, it can be a little annoying, but it makes up for that quickly. The gameplay in and of itself is unique, and so is the story and the characters are absolutely wonderful. The only regret for it is how short it is, but then again, I think that the shortness helps to pace it perfectly. Anyway, in summary: well worth the price tag.

"It's up to you now, Boss."
 
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Évaluation publiée le 14 avril 2016
Interesting approach to a game that pulls off the rare trick of really rewarding exploration.

The story is told in a creative and interesting breaking of the 4th wall and while it's execution isn't perfect, it is a step forward.
 
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 avril 2016
Quite an intriguing game... it's sort of a puzzle/sandbox/RPG hybrid, which is something I haven't really seen before. Interesting mechanics, interesting story, awesome characters (with some voice actors you may recognize), not too long. What's not to like?
 
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8.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 avril 2016
Absolutely fantastic voice acting combined with a unique story about trying to get a game out of Development Hell.

The solve-puzzles-by-editing-things gameplay is a fun and interesting take on conventional combat and puzzle solving, and all of the dialog is great, a point strengthed heavily bu the superb voicework. If you like games that have that certain "Stanley Parable-ness" to them, it's a must-have.
 
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 avril 2016
Pretty interesting mechanics, unique story.
 
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 avril 2016
It's like Stanley Parable and not like Stanley Parable at the same time. Unexpectedly good game!
 
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2016
Had fun.
 
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21.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 avril 2016
Played it and finished it in an hour half. I realized how short it was and got a little upset, but I went back to try getting all the achievements. So far I have all but one, which is "Compelete everything".

After doing that, I'm really loving the extra detail that was put in behind the main objective as 'side information' or so. I wouldn't call it side-story, because there isn't much to go on, besides what is plainly put out in the beginning. I'm more trailing on now than anything, so!

I like it. I like it a lot. Maybe it was a bit short, but I liked the idea that it makes fun of Early Access games and developers that don't keep their promises of finishing said games. I hope there's more content in the future, either as free attachments or rather cheap at least. For a twenty dollar game? Pretty meh about, if you have the money. Ten dollars? Definitely.

Edit: I realized how short and detail lacking the review was, so I came back to write some more. Without spoiling anything, there's a lot of detail that is hidden away. There's an objective, and that's you, as the player, is tasked with breaking a game that was never finished, and finishing it yourself. Yet there's more, so much more.

In the game, there is side information that's completely optional to find, and it tells the story of the 'developers', and I mean the ones in the game; Why did they make the game, why did they stop, what is going on in their life, and why are they okay with not finishing a product? Then there's more information, and more, and more. Then there's you, the player. What are 'you' going to do, in an unfinished game, that cannot be finished?

What will you do?
 
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7.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 avril 2016
Let me just start off by saying
HOLY HELL THIS GAME

So, now that's outta the way, let me be more specific.
This game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane. It lets you build your own little army of Frankenstein-esque monsters that only gets cooler the longer you play.
The gameplay is highly interesting - I found myself going out of the way to find as much stuff as I could in order to build a stronger batch of minions. The graphics serve the game's purpose extremely well, and the color effect that surrounds actual objects is an excellent way to break the monotony. The music, in a similar fashion, follows the game's need very well. Occasionally, you'll hear someone's voice (possibly Ish, or maybe a musical director, idk) commenting on how the music sounds to him, as though they were merely toying with possible tracks in the early stages of the game. It all looks very finished in a way that is intentionally unfinished, if that makes sense (prolly not, but oh well, take it for what you will XD)
Honestly, you could just spend a good five hours exploring the overworld, mashing together your army of abominations (looking at you, Sentinal). The process is so engaging, and it just feels nice to have a loyal group of monster friends.
And, for a game that does a good job preaching against story-heavy games, this game has an excellent story. It does what a game's story should do - supports the gameplay without hindering the player. Plus, it's just friggin' good. I'm horrible at explaining without spoiling, so just trust me when I say it is amazing. (Or don't, your call XD)

It's just so well made. The voice acting is excellent, the writing is damn near perfect, the graphics fit perfectly, the music is nice, the narrative is compelling, and the gameplay is just fun. I might still be a bit starry eyed from just completing it, but I HIGHLY recommend this game.
 
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7.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 avril 2016
A great combination of video game satire and clever puzzles that let you solve them how you want.

The only real criticism I have is that the game is rather short and could do with more puzzles (and content in general), and the controls could use some work, especially when using an xbox controller (why does this game use right dpad for map view?). It's still miles better than the Stanley Parable (the game that it's easiest to compare this against) given that it actually has gameplay and the dialog is just as good.

I'm hoping this game gets a proper sequel.
 
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10.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 avril 2016
Another good FP puzzle game. Your combat is via your pets that you control, and the controls can be a little goofy sometimes. But overall the game is good and you should like it if you enjoyed Portal, Antichamber or Talos Principle.
 
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2016
I absolutely loved this game!
You can play through it in around 5 hours, but it was definitley worth it for me.
You can be pretty creative, like letting a flying stone shoot at things with a railgun
or flying around on a turtle which spits fire.

10/10 would die through flying stone with railgun again
 
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7.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2016
I have NEVER written a review, but damn it THIS is what i've been looking for in a game! I'm so tired of the classic RPG, it's branded and dying, flourishing with the souls who may have recently discovered it. The whole system is perfect. This game has so much hidden potential, call it Gohan. I was so sad when i got to the ending. But so happy at everything i went through. This was truly an experience and i would love to be on board to help design and pitch tons of ideas. The community workshops would be a great place to start. The world needs games like this! You're right, you've awoken the game. Now let me help create the sequal.
 
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5.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2016
An incredibly entertaining game that I’d recommend to anyone with a sense of humor and a spark of creativity. That said, the narrative is definitely targeted towards an adult audience. Which is in ways a shame, because there are a host of great take-aways.

I love this game for tackling a multitude of topics in a clever ways and creating characters with depth, flaws, and overall humanity. The art direction is incredibly appropriate and the writing, more than anything, makes The Magic Circle a journey worth completing. The mechanics can be clunky at times, but they are very creative and serve the story and themes well - Not to mention, it’s just plain fun. The humor is wonderfully dark and amusing.

All that said, play the demo, and if anything about what you play speaks to you, know that the full game goes above and beyond the bar set in the demo content. I don’t want to spoil anything, so go give a whirl!
 
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2.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2016
Play this game.
 
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2016
Fun game with a great narrative. Left me wanting more and a bigger world.
 
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4.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2016
The Magic Circle is an absolute blast to play. It may be short but the gameplay and story have no shortage of creativity and as a whole it definitely transcends the satire it presents itself as.
 
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6.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 avril 2016
I adore this game. The way the narrators interact with the player is delightful. I bought this game very skeptically, but have fallen deeply in love with the style. I don't care much for the end game content, but it has great replay ability.
 
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2016
The beginning of this game is great. Definitely worth playing. There are some definite downpoints to the game. The beginning open-roaming part is too short. And the game gets pretentious and preachy in the later parts. The final section was so different from the rest of the game, it just wasn't something I was interested in at all.

For all that, the game is definitely worth playing.
 
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8.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2016
Fantastic game for both aspiring game developers and gamers who want to know more about the process, or just mess around swapping parts between your pets. Although short, the game is very entertaining all the way through and there's a lot of room for replayability and messing around.
 
Ryan
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3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2016
It takes a bit of time to get used to the apperance of this game, the style is amusing yet confusing at first.

The game itself is suprisingly fun though and very satirical. I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoyed games like The Stanley Parable.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2016
I actually have no idea what happened in this game. I think it was a pleasently enjoyable experience. Anyone who is willing to try something interesting, has a couple hours to spend, and willing to shell a few bucks will probably enjoy this game,

Good

  • Funny and interesting - There is a lot of interesting mechanics as well as funny dialog
  • Unique - A one of a kind experience, I don't think I have ever played a game as meta as this game.
  • The artstyle was very creative, you play in a half finished game and the art style reflects that

Bad

  • Nothing major. Most of my gripes come form lack of direction, but the open-world part of it during the game portion.
 
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 9 avril 2016
Seriously, this game blew my mind. It IS short, but I don't care. The 3 hours I spent playing this was worth it. Completly unique game, with a completly unique perspective. Everyone should play this at least once in their life.
 
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8.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 avril 2016
This is one of the more unique games I've played and I was kind of down when it ended. I don't really like combat very much, and I like having little virtual friends, and I am big on customization, so this game was pretty ideal for me. It was also really beautiful in a different sort of way.
 
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 avril 2016
Fun and interesting game. About 3-4 hours for main portion of the game and about 1-2 hours for the "extra" portion of it. Has lots of exploration you can do and has puzzles that you can decide how to do.
 
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2016
This game was a wonderful surprise. I loved everything about it. It is fairly short, but as Penny Arcade once said, the best time for a game to end is when you want more, and I did.
 
Dirty Mike and the Boys
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2016
Awesome game (although, short). Really fun and 4th wall breaking.
I love the very end of the game. A+
 
Follower
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2.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2016
Stanley Parable plus Antichamber, hell yeah.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 8 avril 2016
No cabe duda de que es un juego original, distinto, innovador, solo por eso merece la pena echarle un vistazo, sobre todo si te gusta el mundillo de los videojuegos y un poco la programación.

A parte de eso la jugabilidad se termina haciendo un poco pesada y el juego es bastante corto, no tengais en cuenta las seis horas de mi perfil, ya que lo dejé abierto mientras atendía otras tareas, tres a cuatro horas son suficientes para terminarlo.

En definitiva lo recomiendo en oferta o como valor extra de un bundle.
 
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 8 avril 2016
Oh my god I loved this game. It made me smile in a way I haven't smiled in a long time. And if you want to be in the gaming industry, play this game. It gives you a cold hard dose of reality.. But also hugs you like a warm friend and asks if you wanna go kill a giant plant monster,
 
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4.5 h en tout
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The Magic Circle is an underrated hell of a gem. The premise of the game revolves around exploring and 'editing' the game world while defying the developers. The world is small, but has an open world feeling of hidden zones for the player to find. The story itself goes beyond the sand-boxed world you explore and delves into many fourth wall references. This game also features a mini-game which allows you to build your own game for the AI to play.

I cannot state enough the game's design being unique and novel that is, combining the fourth wall and game play creation. The voice acting was fantastic and really sold the characters.

This game is definitely a 10/10.
 
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2.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2016
I got this through Humble Monthly and I'm glad it did

The game opens and if you've played Stanley Parable, this game will punch you right in the gut will all of its self-inflicted humor. I thought soon afterward "I really hope this isn't all the game has. Its great but it'll get boring after three or four jokes about it."
No, it gets better and quickly. After going through a pretty nice tutorial, you're made aware of your goal and is thrown into the world.
Right so the main gimmick: Editing those you meet.
Yeah you find like, a dog thing. Trap it. Edit it. Take all of its behaviors and make it your pet.
There you go you got a dog thing following you around.
Copy paste.
Behold puzzles.
How do you complete it when you can't edit them due to 'groupthink' and these little bugs will kill you.
Dog Thing. Give it melee and force it to fight the little bugs.
How do you beat their queen? I have no idea. Figuring that out now.

There is no wrong way to the beat the puzzles you find, only many ways to not do so.

Its got a neat story and is overall pretty fun. I just wish we were allowed to color the landscape as we could in Epic Mickey.

This game is eons better than epic mickey by the way.

7/10.
 
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10.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 7 avril 2016
This game is quirky and interesting. It can feel very familiar after playing other games that explore what games are (eg. Stanley Parable and The Begininers Guide). It's jokes can fall a little flat occasionally, but most of the time it hits the right note.

I was really worried that a game about being unfinished would just be an unfinished game, but it does feel polished enough to seem diliberately unfinished in a good way. The mechanics are so cool and is probably the main reason to give this game a go.
 
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5.7 h en tout
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the game is rediculous fun. Gotta say I love the art direction it goes in. The characters are rediculous and memoriable.
The descent into ego fueled mania is also hysterical followed by witnessing the end of it all. Overall the game was hilarious to play and outside a few spots where you can shoot yourself in the foot, while ripping things apart (be wise when destroying the teleporters). Overall I'd play this sucker again if not just to witness the beautiful line art.
 
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4.3 h en tout
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Seems kinda odd at first. Hustly so though. Just get past the start. The game is amazing probably top 5 indie games of all time. Loved it to death. :D thanks devs for making this game. It was a thrill.
 
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5.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 avril 2016
Great game! Multiple ways to do one thing and I was completely hooked. It's a short game but it has a lot to it. The game is accompanied by the soothing sounds of Skyrim Guy and Doctor Venture! love it
 
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游戏不错,但是玩得我眼睛疼
 
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4.3 h en tout
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Very interesting game. It doesnt take itself too seriously but still finds a way to make sure that you are invested in it. I never felt boxed in, and it was great finding new ways to use abilities and creatures. The story is a very real reflection of the video game industry currently.
 
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 6 avril 2016
The magic circle is an Adventure... ?trap and hack? game?

This game starts you off with instantly being confronted by the devs that argue about how to treat you as a player (you are a beta tester). And right of the bat its clear this game wont ever be done the way this team works.
So natrually you meet a mysterious figure which just happens to give you the power to steal and edit powers from any creature in the game.

But what to you actually do?
The editing part ist not very exicting, its not a minigame or a puzzle, and no its not programming. Its a easy to understand list of base values for the creature, that you can alter. The principle is simple: Trap with a one mouse button, go near it, press E. Strip the thing naked of all is features, or simply set it to friendly and name it Carl.
Try giving a rock some personality with ground movement and melee attack, call him Chutuly, or Jimmy, let him fly.... You know just do stuff and play around.
The good thing about this game is that it doesnt hold your hand to much. Instead it releases you into the wild after an half hour and goes "do whatever, here is your main goal, go find a way to do it". But during this I never felt lost. The map has a reasonable size, and contains a few "puzzles" you have to solve, to get to certain powers.
Because you need to get the "Flying" perk once to use it on another creature.

Now of course the game isnt perfect. Once u edited a lot along the way there comes the fact that the map is confusing (every ever edited enemy is shown there, and if its to many at one place they just flood into other parts of the map (visually) ). I personally found every single character over the top, but that was ok, you kinda get that vibe from the beginning. And finally: I found the variety of objects to edit a bit lacking. Just having a few things more would have been nice, the current pool of objects is explored rather fast.

So how is the game in total?
Its great. The idea has been translated well and makes for a nice exploration game with some puzzle solving and a lot of foolery to play around with. By providing different areas that are easy to tell apart and a constant narration to most things you do, the game doesnt get boring before it ends.
I like it, buy it if you are into sandboxy stuff or unconventional games like the Stanley Parable that try something new. Heck, you probably still have fun as a Point&Click nerd because this game is essentially that, walk, click, do stuff, see how the world responds.
Recommended.
 
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3.6 h en tout
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It's not often that I find a game that I really want to share (and thus review) as much as The Magic Circle, what the developer has accomplished here is truly something special.

TL;DR: This game pretty much gives you a behind the scenes look at what a game in what the game community calls "development hell" and then hands you the freedom to try and fix the world or break it in bizarre ways. Really needs to be played to be understood

I ended up getting this game through the Humble Monthly program, and I was just going through each of my 6 new games and just 'kicking the tires' so to speak and then about halfway through I started up this game... Next thing I knew about 2 hours had passed and I was halfway through constructing and populating my very own video game level for the AI to test and I had to work in 4 hours, but I didn't want to stop. I can't really say too much about this game without spoiling what the experience this game presents is about, there are some good scripted comedy bits, but some of the best comedy you can end up creating yourself using the freedom the developers offer you in game. The main ("story" mode) takes somewhere around 3 hours to complete without absolutely exploring every nook and cranny, probably another hour or two to do that, however it's the creative part of this game that will really keep you coming back to this game, if you pick it up, you'll see what I mean once you complete it the first time through. I might ordinarily feel like $20 is a little steep for a game of this length, however given that I know I will come back for at least another 5-10 hours to play around in the creative modes and see what kinds of things I can come up with and given the uniquely crafted experience that is offered here, I would say that had I come across this game normally knowing what I know now, I would happily have paid the full $20 to support this uniquely amazing dev and help them to continue to produce this type of amazing content.
 
T-Reks
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6.0 h en tout
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I have avoided this game because I just didn't understand it. Got with humble monthly, it is weird, it is interesting, and I went from booting it up just to see if it worked to playing it for an hour and a half at 1:30 in the morning.

If you like experimental games like Stanley Parable with interesting writing and voice acting then you'll probably like this. If you've ever worked in a creative profession, you'll hear and see things that feel "real" in a failing project. It will be the first game of the batch I'm going to actively come back to to finish so I can see the rest of the story.
 
Richard Bane the Unyielding
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4.4 h en tout
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Fun and humorous, not as puzzley as I would've liked as I pretty much brute forced my way through the game.

Art style and music was good and the story/narration was very well done.

I would recommend for half price or less, personally not worth £14.99 for me.
 
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I recieved this game from Humble Bundle's Monthly Bundle and I had a REALLY fun experience playing it. A very unique game that reminds one of The Stanley Parable - that is, very meta. While just noticing now that it's prices at $21 on Steam, not sure the price justifies what you get out of the game. I finished the entire game in only a few hours. While there is some end-game content, as well as achievement hunts, this feels like a small-production game. Maybe knocking $5 off of the price would make it more appealing?

9/10

P.S. BEAUTIFUL soundtrack
 
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Awesome game, mostly based around it's narrative but it still presents surprising gameplay mechanics and a certain freedom in the order in which tasks are accomplished and how they are. To whoever liked The Stanley Parable, you will fall in love with this game. All in all, just for being The Magic Circle, it is a noteworthy 9/10. If our starfather reads this, I am ready anytime to support you, and I will keep calling.
Love, Folie1234
 
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9.0 h en tout
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Short, but very good story based game. Also fun game mechanics.
Main game takes around 4 hours to complete, all achievements with a bit of forum help 8-9 hours. Well worth the time.
 
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Interesting and fun concept, I would recommend it for indie game lovers.
 
Tormenta Fecal
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10.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 avril 2016
Much recomended.
 
Labuto
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 avril 2016
original game, really fun to play
 
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WARNING: MAJOR SPOILER. READ AT OWN RISK.
Modified entity properties to ruin an E3 conference by creating a baby that flew via propeller and breathed fire while guards tried to take it down.

Although, it is rather short for the full price.
9/10
 
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Have you seen the film "Adaptation"? If not, watch it, if for no other reason than Nicholas Cage plays a pair of twin brothers. If you have seen it however, this is the video game equivolent in both story and creative quality. An indie masterpiece if there ever was one and by the looks of things, the single most underrated game on steam.

Do not worry about the game length - I think you will find the price is fair Even if it is a 4 hour playthrogh kind of game. A game for the "true" games fan and for those who take an interest in how games are made. Just give these guys enough money to make another game! They are an asset to the world of gaming!
 
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This game is amazingly well thought out and beautiful. Even with it's "unfinished" artwork it is graphically impressive. Just playing through the game you can find so many different solutions to the same puzzle so finding someone who solved all the puzzles the same way as you is unlikely. Be warned though as you will lose many many hours on it in your first playthrough. I sat down thinking 'this might be fun' and stood back up six hours later thoroughly impressed.

The game goes from silly and fun to deep and thought provoking then right back to fun in such a smooth transition you almost don't realize it. If you only buy one game this year make it this one.
 
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I usually stay away from indie games, as soon as I hear the word indie I get alarm bells ringing in my head. However since Shovel Knight and a few other great indie games, I have become a little more willing to try them out. The Magic Circle is reminiscent of portal and yet completely different and unique. It's originality and creativeness needs to be mentioned however its lack of length and difficulty also need to be mentioned. I would say this game is about 3 hours long, which is about the length time it took me to beat portal 2 now that I think about it. The length and difficulty are negative points but it's still and extremely interactive, immersive and most important interesting world and story. I will gladly recommend this game to everyone. It's one of the best indie games on the market. 8/10
 
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바이퍼웨어 게임을 깽판치는 게임. 처음엔 웃으면서 시작했다가...
그래픽이라던지, 뭔가 막장스러운 게임 상태(+나레이션)에 당황했지만, 스토리도 좋고 퍼즐 난이도도 별로 높지 않음...
메타픽션 장르 좋아한다면 재밌게 할 수 있을 듯.


+단점이라면,
던전메이킹이 좀 지루했다...대충 몹 박아 넣으니까 재밌다면서 9/10점 주는..
 
Arem
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5.8 h en tout
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This game is amazing and for very surprising reasons. The storyline isnt just about fictional characters but draws in elements from the gaming industry and the player themselves. It is absolutely worth giving it a playthrough.

It should take about 4-6 hours to complete fyi.
 
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A short but excellent exploration of the downsides of extended development cycles and developer ego. You explore the world without a traditional weapon, but your control over the behaviors of creatures in the game more than makes up for this and introduces clever puzzle mechanisms that are unique to this game.

The ending even tries to allow the player a chance at some extremely streamlined game design of their own. Recommended for anyone mildly interested in the development side of games (although this is a work of fiction, so don't expect an expose or manual). Also recommended for those who like indirect solutions to puzzles.
 
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swag
 
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Really worth a look! Kept me intrested and some very cool concepts.
 
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Un juego bastante orginal y divertido. Recomendado.
 
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If you liked the snarky self-depreciating humor of Portals 1 and 2, you'll love this game. It's self-awareness of the game development process coupled with the interesting and unique take on puzzle solving (as well as introducing coding concepts in-game) are really interesting, and well worth the price tag. I can't recommmend it enough.
 
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This game is fantastic. The story and characters all feel believable and each of them have really strong personalities. And of course, the voice acting suits them perfectly.

I went into this expecting something more flawed, but you hit it right on the head! Great job with this game. I would highly recommend this to folks who like sandbox games with a story. Or if you're looking for something a bit... different.
 
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I highly recommend this game times infinity. If you had thoughts on purchasing this game, I highly reccomend that you do it. This game is definitely worth your money. The game starts out with you playing as the main character of an unfinished video game that has been in development for 10 or 20 years. There have been others that have tried the whole "unfinished game" within a game thing before, but The Magic Circle does this right. Another great thing about this game is the twists and turns. One minute you think the game is over, but then it turns out there is more. You could say the same thing about the whole game. Starting out, you'll think that all the game is doing is just satire of incompetent game developers and games stuck in development hell, but it turns out there is much more to it. The game has excellent gameplay and voice acting. The gameplay mainly involves editing enemies that approach while discovering hidden parts to the game. The editing gameplay mechanic can lead to whacky things at times like having a rock for an ally that moves and shoots out fire. The voice acting within the game really makes the story shine. All the characters had a great voice acting performance, my favorite characters have to Ish Gilder and The Old Pro. Both of them made the game an even more enjoyable experience. Overall this game was a great indie title that I have enjoyed and will probably play more of in the future.
 
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I'll try to keep this short & to the point; if you like games like this, it's totally worth full price. And by 'games like this,' I mean story-oriented games such as The Stanley Parable, or even Portal. The puzzles aren't very hard and are few, but there's a good bunch of content to uncover and an equally good amount of replayability.

If you don't like this type of game, I'd still say it's a good game to grab in a sale. You'll probably have some fun playing it as a time-waster.
 
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Takes a hint of 4th wall comedy, and a dash of pronoun insight with an entertaining voice actor to create this absolute beauty... don't let covers fool you... I've overlooked this game to realise the gem it beholds.
 
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This is probably one of the few games outside of my normal group of played genres that I wholly enjoyed. The story is very unique, and it's delivered in an interesting way. My biggest complaint is the lack of hints. It's sort of like Dark Souls in that respect, you get lead in the start, then dropped off on your own afterwards. Besides this major point, though, the game is otherwise enjoyable, very entertaining, albeit a bit short, and definitely worth the money.
 
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Absolutely fantastic.

It's one of those games that really takes the medium and uses it to its potential.

I'm not going to say anything about the story. It's one of those that you really should just experience for yourself.

In terms of the gameplay, it's like Hack n' Slash if the puzzle-solving, legend-of-zelda-but-you-can-hack-into-everything part from the beginning was most of the game and done much better. Trust me, it's great.

This is one of those games that anyone who cares about videogames owes to themselves to play. It is criminally ignored and I'm very glad it ended up in a Humble Monthly Bundle and I hope it gets the attention it deserves because of it.
 
Fluffal Enjoyer
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Most original game I've ever played. Totally recommended, its a great experience.
 
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If you like the Stanley Parable, you'll love this game.
 
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The most indecisive game of 2015, it has no idea what it wants to be, its also a game about the development of games
 
TrashCataclysm
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4.0 h en tout
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wary funy game but to easy to komplet but its gameplay gets a litel stail after 4 + hours
 
Christer
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Évaluation publiée le 22 mars 2016
Think The Stanley Parable meets Portal 2.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 2 avril 2016
This year i've played around 20 indie games. As of the time writing this review, this is the best indie game i've played this year, and one of the best indie games i've ever played. it's story is different from any games i've seen. Everything about this game is original and great. please support these awesome devs by buying this game!
 
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The Magic Circle is somewhere between a satire on the development of games, and a story of a story that just never got finished, leaving it to you to finish it. After playing enough to have in my eyes "beaten" it, it's more accurate to call this game: "an experience" but not one you simply sit idly by, sure the story goes on around you, usually without your intervention, but there's something to be said about playing a game parallel to a story unfolding around you.

Just go into this game with two rules: "If you're stuck, try thinking differently" and "Never be afraid to get lost"
 
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I don't think i've written a review before in my life, but i have to recommend this game.
It's amazing and i really just want more. the game gives you freedom, adds so many secrets and is just FUN.
we need more fun. i can't say anything more about it because there's nothing bad to say and i don't think i could do anything to make this sound better. buy it.
 
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I have been on steam for close to 5 years now and I have never made a review on a game. I am the C.E.O of a startup indie studio, so this game hit a lot of real points for me. It was an amazing adventure seeming as if it was never going to end. This game is full of new mechanics, inspiration, and hard puzzles. If you want to try something new and refreshing or want to/ are a game dev then this is a must play.
 
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The humour of this game is endearing. The references, so far as I'm no where near completion, are massive and obvious to anyone who has played a first person adventure game in the past. My experience so far has been a lot of fun.

My first attempt at the game had to be aborted two hours in after throwing a piece of plot somewhere irretrievable. The idea of reporting things like that as a bug report in this game seems to defeat the point of it. I happily started again and walked a little faster through the tutorial sections.

What this game lacks in "Run" and "hit" buttons it makes up for in depth and silliness. It also has a "Save" option, which I think is both classic and the possible future of computer games.
 
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I generally enjoyed it, but there are a couple of spots that are just a bit.... slow. Like I wish you could sprint.

This game rewards you for being clever. In some ways, I suspect that's why it feels slow. It kinda leads you by the nose for a bit, and then just places you on your own. I don't feel like that's actually a fault of this game, I suspect it's more myself bringing in excpectations from other games that either lead you by the nose the whole way, or let you explore from the beginning.

As you go through the game you start to find out more about the creators of the broken world your character is in, and I felt rewarded for exporing.

If you couldn't guess by the vidoes and the demo (if you played it) this game is pretty meta.
I feel the end of the game where you get to "do things right" is pretty awesome and fits really nicley with how meta this game is.

Overall I'd say this game is worth getting, though perhaps on sale.
 
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Genuinely funny in places, and profound in others, this belongs right up there with "A Beginner's Guide" when it comes to insights into the creative process, and what it's like to work on large projects, and how fan behaviour and "love" for a franchise can foul up such things. The "game" aspect of it won't last forever; it's more a taste, an idea for you to play around with, but it's a very good one: modifying the attributes and abilities of creatures is a lot of fun, while it lasts, and there are a few basic puzzles that can be solved in a variety of ways.

Put simply, if you're into "meta" humour and storytelling, you'll like this. At one point, you get to actually design a level, and one of the characters does a real-time "Let's Play" stream of it, commenting on everything from music usage to health potion placement.

Also impressive that, while the game is one big reference to its own industry and is full of visible influences from famous games, it doesn't resort to clumsy *direct* references.

Just about the only criticism I can aim at TMC is the abrupt nature of its story - it could have leaned just a little more in the direction of Portal, with more actual puzzles and gameplay, and I would have loved to hear just a little more about the characters.
 
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An intriguing and thoughtful game. The characters were written well enough to seem real, if eccentric. The graphical choices were excellent.
 
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Excellent!
Loved it!
Superb ACTING! :-D
6hrs play till completion, worth every sec! :-D
 
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What a amazing surprise, this game is really great.
 
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Over all it was a good puzzle game, there was usually a good "ah-ha" moment when you figure out the puzzle.

The story was good enough to keep me interested but I feel like the story was being held up by the puzzles and towards the end when the puzzle elements are over the story starts to loose its appeal.

I did run into one or two bugs with the end game wich didnt really make a difference.


Over all the majority of the game was great, the last 20 mins or so were not as good as the rest of the game. Still worth picking up though
 
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very clever spoof on computer game developement. with the voice of Dr Venture from the Venture Brothers. not about playing and 'winning' so much as experiencing the odd story. but it is also fun to play. very cool game.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 12 février 2016
Well written and engaging little game. If the price seems too high for a ~5 hour experience, wait for a sale, but in my opinion it is worth it. It can easily get to 8 hours if you're a completionist.

You're not paying for the length of the game, but the quality and the work put into it, and while it may have a deceptively "unfinished" aesthetic, this thing had a lot of work put into it. And it's bold and innovative, too.

Excellent voice acting and OK music by the way.
 
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The Magic Circle is one of the most creative, unique games I've played. The writing and environments are great but the expressiveness of it's central hacking mechanic is its biggest strength. Play it and you'll never think of game development the same way again.
 
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Developer: "Hi I've got a game called The Magic Circle. Can you please test it?"
You: "Sure.... Hey, this game sucks. A lot."
Developer: "Ok, ok, stop testing. Now go away."
You: "Hey, if I do this, and this, and this, now its better!"
Developer: "Stop messing with things!"
You: "hahah, I can do this, and this, and this, and ... "
Developer: "<crys>"
You: "ooo, whats this? and this? what does this do?"
Developer: "<leaves>"

^That's the game.

A little slow at times.
Goes in directions that I would never have guessed.
If you liked the Stanley Parable, you'll probably like this.
You'll gain some insight into game development, or at least the minds of game developers.
 
[A.] LeadBrick
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Create a game within a game.
 
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its good
 
Soul Of Lilith
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If you've ever thought about becoming a game developer, this game will push all of your buttons and tickle your funny bone.
 
buny
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1.5 h en tout
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Absolutely brilliant. The concept of "editing" the game as you go along is really fun and easy to just pick up and play.
 
kmfnj
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4.0 h en tout
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Definitely not what I expected. Was fun to play (and to play around).
At times a bit confusing, but in a good way.
 
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Игра про демку на 2.5 часа... Господа - очень толстые тролли...
И я бы даже слова не сказал - всё, что я увидел, оправдало ожидания....
Но, чёрт подери, это издевательство - заканчивать игру на самом интересном месте...
Надеюсь, я правильно понял, что это только первый сезон.
Итого: 10 из 10 за то, что увидел, 1 из 10 за то, что не увидел.
 
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Gotta love a game that pokes fun at typical game mechanics and uses them in a new, interesting way. Great concept, great writing, great voice acting. The unique mechanics of the game keep it interesting throughout. Wish it were longer, but only because I was sorry to see it end. Dig it. Totes dig it.
 
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It's a very human product and, as such, makes some very human mistakes (most notably dreaming up amazing gameplay systems that vastly outstrip its own scope), but that's an acceptable price to pay for a work of genuine creative vision.

Full review:
http://www.cubed3.com/review/2557/1/the-magic-circle-pc.html
 
mah boi
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15.0 h en tout
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Utterly brilliant, this is an overlooked gem, which I cannot beleive didn't get more attention than it did. Starts out feeling somehwhere between Portal and The Beginners Guide, and ends up... well, those would be massive spoiler. Put aside four or five hours and play this game through in one sitting, you won't regret it.
 
ginsoakedboy21
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9.6 h en tout
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Novel mechanics and a interesting story. Fun and short game.
 
thegreatnanners
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Évaluation publiée le 7 janvier 2016
that game is awesome :D
 
My Art Is Murder
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3.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 janvier 2016
Great game. Does a good job of offering someone to everyone whether its the technical/reqarding difficulty of some of the controls, or the story line progression within and without, or even the simple fact that the world offers you satisfaction when you do something that would typically not be expected. Great game through and through.
 
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Modern art is eating itself alive. This is not necessarily a bad thing; this is a meta thing. Comic books are self-referential, and more characters than ever break the fourth wall. Anime about making anime is self-aware and self-consuming. We now have video games, like Undertale, that know they're a game. This is also one of that character.

The Magic Circle contends with itself as a game in the making, displaying all the petty gluttony of a developing studio for the attention they want, the accolades they think they deserve, and all the bloody underthings of the human nature of creation. If you think that sounds pretentious, I apologize. The narrative exposes itself through the gameplay, which in turn exposes the gameplay narrative? What are all these words?

The gameplay is a metapuzzle, solutions arising from the game framework itself.

:( Just play it. I don't have enough words to describe this to you.
 
Jex
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Évaluation publiée le 29 décembre 2015
I don't often write reviews, but I had an absolute BLAST with this game and whole-heartedly recommend it to anybody looking for a unique experience. The game is short, but more than worth the time you put into it. The game encourages you to break the rules and utilize your ability to manipulate elements in the game in creative ways. My only major complaint is that I wish the game was longer. I was honestly expecting a big second or third stage for the game. Replayability is high though, with various contextual comments from different characters, and a few different ways for the final stage to go.

My biggest fear when going into this game was that it would be TOO complex, and that the systems to alter and manipulate the game would be off-putting and difficult to handle. But, while a couple improvements can be made to make things flow a bit more smoothly, the system for altering the game mechanics is actually very simple and fun.

All in all, despite it's short run-time and the 20 dollar price tag, I say it's a good buy.
 
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Well... I guess, this game deserves a short review from me, something quite uncommon. It is hard to describe it without spoiling the fun of exploring it yourself, but I will try my best at doing the first without doing the latter.

This game's focus is story first and foremost. Gameplay, while not being bad, is obviously a mere tool to the narrative. In that regard it is akin to the "The Beginner's Guide" or "The Stanley Parable", though gameplay is a little bit more complicated in this one. It is relatively unique, basically putting a limited developer editing tools at your disposal in order to "bend" the otherwise unwinnable game to your benefit. At the same time, the game itself is relatively short (as it is evident from my time played) and doesn't expand on the idea a whole lot. Aside from collectibles and some mutually exclusive achievements, there is little replayability of note in this case.

My verdict is - buy it if you're interested in a short story-driven experience. I feel it does deserve the money. Do take into account the shortness and lack of proper replayability. Maybe you'll want to wait for the sale offer, as much as my heart bleeds saying that. I genuenly believe that developers do deserve the money for this one. I also believe, that the game could do with more content and some other changes.
 
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I woke up at 7:30 am bored and unable to sleep, and decided to give this game a try. I didn't leave the PC until the afternoon and I had completed the story. I highly recommend this game, the voice acting is amazing and the story really sucks you in. I found the gameplay to be original and the controls were not hard to figure out.
 
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♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is this game fun. Being able to edit enemies to make them your allies while you're also giving them a weird power is so awesome. I've always loved games where I can play it however I want, and if you do too you will love this game.

The monster designs are also really cool, I guess.
 
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This is a great game that uses satire as a tool to shine a light on what is wrong with the games industry; it shines that light on both developers and fanatical gamers alike. It's got a great open world; which although small does have a respectable amount of content in the exploration and puzzle department. If you enjoy games such as Anti-Chamber or The Stanley Parable chances are you will enjoy what this game has to offer. I highly recommend it!
 
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its a short game, i'll give it that. but i'd have to say i laughed a tonn.

this game is full of fun nods to the genral gaming industry and the people surrounding it, good times.



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i made a game and the game rated it 10/10, pretty cool
 
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A great innovative and creative game. I only wish it was longer and more in depth.
 
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This was an awesome journey to play through. And the ability to tear out features from one creature or object and cram it into another for alternative effects it just too fun.

Like where else can you turn a corpse into a fire resistant, railgun weilding, hive-minded zombie and nickname it "Fluffy"?
 
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The Magic Circle constantly shifts its nature and reveals new delights. Try the demo out, and keep in mind that the full game does, in fact, go bananas in exactly the way you'd hope it would based on the demo. It keeps you thinking, keeps surprising you, and happily doesn't overstay its welcome. Don't be frightened away by the short playtime. When every single minute is this fresh, each one is worth a premium.
 
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Магический круг недоделанных игр. Данная игра повествует нам о замечательной истории про нашего персонажа и магический круг. Или нет... Игра дико интересна, но у нее нет перевода на Русский язык, в следствие чего я не могу до конца погрузится во всю атмосферу этой Игры. Мне очень сильно нравится механика этой игры, особенно способность превращать врагов в друзей. Чем-то напоминает Линкольна. Конец игры очень забавный. Рекомендую всем в нее поиграть!
 
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They legit talk about having an orgy at least 4 times in the game and Ken Levine is a voice actor (extra points if you can pick him out before the credits roll).

But seriously, this game is an experience to be had. Every now and then, one of those great indie titles comes along that leaves you completely refreshed. It's a clever, wonderful concept that I've honestly never once seen in a game before and it works so well. I had a blast the whole time through. Not to mention the wonderful endgame. This is truly a unique gem of a game that will give you a nice sarcastically-objective point of view on the culture that video games have made. You'll have many laughs and even a few tears. The game properly uses story elements as rewards for player efforts rather than giving players item after item for accomplishing objectives and the story is great enough to make you keep on chugging for more. It gets nearly everything right and is definitely worth more than the $15.

Get it and play it for an afternoon where you have nothing going on. I promise you'll enjoy it.

P.S. HINT HINT: The game is very good at rewarding completionists, just a heads up.
 
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This game really came through and surprised me in many ways. In a way though It's more of an experience and less about a challenging game. While not completely unique, "the magic circle" has Provided me with a game I haven't really experienced anywhere else. Being one that has dabbled in game design, this game has touched a source of creativity that has long since been buried. The game's "meta" mechanics are a lot of fun and wish could be explored a little more in depth, but the ability to create an army of "Killer Mecha Space Shrooms" should make anyone's day a little brighter. The story flip Flops between seeming to forced at times and absent at others, though the does a good job of wrapping it all together, I personally haven't played through it multiple times, yet. But the ending had many opening that could lead to different results and endings. In the end the game provides an experience of exactly what it promised. I thank the creators of "The Magic Circle" for sharing this little creation and experience and inspiring me to pick up my game creation programs again.
 
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Ein schönes Spiel mit angenehm interessanten Spielmechaniken und einer guten Geschichte. Nur für die Story braucht man nicht sehr lange wenn man nicht gerade an einem Rätzel hängen bleibt aber um alle Geheimnisse zu erkunden muss man sich doch etwas mehr Zeit nehmen.

Die 13,39€ im Steam-Sale waren es auf jeden Fall wert.
 
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Price is a bit steep considering the shortness of play time, however the final product is incredibly well done. It takes a certain level of skill to create a finished product that deliberately looks unfinished without being poorly made.
Voice acting was top notch.
 
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Great experience, the best meta fictionnal video game I've played.
It starts as a fun idea to play "behind the curtain" and ends up (no spoilers) delivering interesting messages about creation (oh, and a few "open" puzzles too).
 
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A very fun and awesome game! I enjoyed it very much, and it didn't take a terribly long time to finish! I liked the ideas that it projected. I also know one of the creators and know they put a lot of work into this game. Unlike any other game, definitely 5/5!
 
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Came for James Urbanik. Stayed for the deep character interplay and dark humor aproach to video game development tropes.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 28 novembre 2015
Fun short game. Buy it if your into short comedy games.
 
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omg super awesome!
 
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Évaluation publiée le 25 octobre 2015
Fantastic commentary on the making of games.

Do you like developer commentary?
Do you like quirky, indie aesthetics?
Do you like James Urbaniak?
 
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Excellenmt game, genre bending. The game was rather short to get to the ending, but there is playability after the ending. I would recommend this game.
 
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Amazing gameplay and great story. Highly reccomended for anyone looking to get into game creation.
 
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I can say enough about this game but for now let's start here. This game is a masterpiece, it places you right in the middle of it's story which gets super meta and put alongside a soundtrack which captures the setting perfectly. So in conclusion The Magic circle is a little hidden gem with free-form puzzles and a great message. Therefore GET IT.
 
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I am of two minds on The Magic Circle because there are some things it does really well and some things it suffers tremendously on.

On the good areas, the graphical design is quite impressive, the sound aesthetic is pleasing, and the overall presentation is phenomenal. Moreover, the story is excellently done. The characters are well developed, believable and thoroughly entertaining to listen to, with top-notch voice acting that makes the dialog thoroughly hilarious to listen to.
Unfortunately, when it comes to the gameplay aspects, a dozen little annoyances come up and begin pestering you like dogs nipping at your heels.

The biggest, in my opinion, being a lack of a decent way to organize your minions. By the time you reach the mid-game, you will have recruited a small army of mobs and only be able to scroll through them one at a time or by searching through whatever in your immediant field of view, which bogs the pacing down tremendously.
The second being that in the in-game hacking minigame it can be difficult to tell whether the option you are hovering over is the one you are attempting to select or the one right below it, and can easily accidently select the wrong button and have to retry the entire section. An indicator to show whatever you are currently posed over would make a world of difference.

Thirdly is that some of the puzzles can be quite unintuitive, especially if you are going for 100% completion and are attempting to micromanage an army at the same time, related to point 1, above.
None of these points are dealbreakers, but they what could have been an amazing game merely good, and it also is worth bearing in mind that at 20$ for an experience that lasts four hours, fans who are hoping for a longer experience are going to likely wind up disappointed.

One final note is that it takes a minimum of two full playthroughs to gain all the acheviements, which I feel is an unfortunate design choice for a humor-focused title such as this. The old adage about a joke never being as funny the second time you hear it rings true in this situation, especially since if someone has already found all of the hidden extras, they are unlikely to want to replay the story again just for completion sake.

That being said, I did enjoy my time playing the magic circle, most especially due to the stellar voice acting the cast put on. The story is definitely the highlight here, and I would recommend it to those who enjoy meta-commentary based games such as The Stanley Parable.

8/10. Overall postitive recommendation
 
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I'd recommend this game, but I mainly left this comment as a guide for people who want to restart the game after entering the level editor stage. All you need to do is search your hard drvie for a file called "PROgress" something or other, then go back a few folders until you can see that it came from a folder called "Questions". Delete that folder then the game restarts! have a nice day!
 
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Отличная игра. Кто хорошо понимает разговорную и письменную английскую речь.
Эта игра, стёб над разработчиками игр. Тут и шутки с приколами. Но как уже сказал выше всё на Английском.
Вы выступаете в роли героя запихнутого в недоделанную игру...
 
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I flew a turtle under the map and then up into a kill field. I went under the death zone in a game about breaking the game, breaking it in an unintended way.

10/10 would error again
 
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its p cool, good concept but a little confusing at first if you dont pay attention
 
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I'll give a 9/10 for the game because of its uniqueness. It is a game about games and it successfully mocks all the bad games we have seen. That gives the story its depth. It's not the regular shooting or killing game we played a lot. Also it grants players endless strategy to finish it, enabling players to put their imagination into the game. The process of players playing is also the process the player help build and finish the game.

But one drawback is the dialog is written to complicated. It's so obscure that I fail to grab the most of the thing the characters talk about, which is so disappointing. But as the climax arrived, at least I managed to enjoy it.
 
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he Magic Circle demonstrates in a beautifully satirical way the agony that is game development. The world is expertly crafted to resemble a pre-alpha game that’s a mash of too many ideas, all coexisting in the same code base which end up mashing together in unintended ways. This is reflected in the game play which is based around messing with things and changing up behaviours so you can access things you otherwise wouldn’t be able to. The story is one that definitely has a specific target audience in mind and, whilst it might not be for everyone, definitely plays to its strengths as a piece of commentary on the industry. It might not meet my criteria for a must-play game for everyone but if, like me, you feel like a part of the greater games industry, then there’s definitely a lot to like in The Magic Circle.

Read my full review here: https://www.therefinedgeek.com.au/index.php/2015/09/25/the-magic-circle-perfectionism-vs-fandom/
 
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(Slight Spoilers)

The Magic Circle is a work of anti-art.

This game is almost like a counterargument to The Stanley Parable, another game-about-games which pointed out the lack of free will and the predestination of narrative in games. A tenth of the way in, there is even a similar title-screen fake-out that feels like a direct homage. But The Magic Circle isn't about the illusion of choice. It's about making games fun, and the complex relationship between making games and playing them. And it's not as pretentious as The Stanley Parable-- if anything, it pokes fun at that element of "art games."

Is The Magic Circle a fun game? I certainly enjoyed myself. It's not particularly difficult, or long, but it backs up its sometimes-subtle, sometimes-blunt statements about what motivates players by living by them. Exploration, choice, challenge, reward, cool powerups. It's a nonlinear game about lateral thinking. You're really free to solve most puzzles however you can get the mechanics handed to you to work.

The game's aesthetic is beautiful, and keeps surprising you throughout. James Urbaniak, Ashly Burke, Karen Dyer and Stephen Russell are obviously some incredible voice talent.

I really enjoyed it, and highly recommend it.
 
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Exceptionally written and excecuted. I enjoyed this game far more than I expected I would and found myself laughing out loud at some of the great dialog and story.
 
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Meta gaming at its best. Who are we, as gamers? Why do we play video games? If you are looking for philosophical gaming, Frag (combat) vs. Brag (story), it's worth a play.
 
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Warning: Doesn't work with 3dVision

Otherwise, I would recommend this game, even with only .4 hours currently on record. The humor has been fairly decent and it's rather beautiful in its use of mostly greys with splashes of color waiting to be found. The only gameplay element I'd like to see changed is a 'run' button. I've played too many games that make themselves longer, simply by forcing me to walk at a snail's pace. I'll get to the places I want to sit and stare at; just don't expect me to be patient getting there. :P
 
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This is bloody brilliant. I dont get why i didn´t hear anything about it for about 3 months. Check out my (german) Lets Play and buy if afterwards!
 
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A fantastic and silly game that makes you feel like your actualy part of it

before i start if you want to see my lets play checkout the link here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFV93Gm28jU6WTq96L44nTNd8ppwV2tIj

Game Play

The campaign itself is fun has rather simple. The controls dont take much time to get used to, but thats only half the game. where this game really shines is the rpg game maker after the campaign is complete. the simple tools are more than able to work with a variety of stories. just a quick note as i played this during the early access so a lot of the complaints have been fixed.

Story

the game begins with a dev team working on the story for the new magic circle game (getting super meta here) and playing the opening sequence, only to be hijacked by the lead story writer and turning the hole game on its head. after playing through the playtest area you meet a mysterious friend that helps you get things back on track and ready to reveal the game at the next E4
 
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I hate lenghty story driven games, but I quite enjoyed this. Incredibly atmospheric.
 
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Hits the same frequency with me as The Stanley Parable and Portal 2 does. I love the music. I love the creature design and how they change when attributes are changed. Great voice talent as well.
 
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能给多少就给多少 虽然游戏还有要改进的地方 但是给满应该不过分吧
或许是我好久没玩过Meta Game了 但是我还是要给10/10

这个游戏不止是在游戏里面玩游戏 通过剧情还有不少关于游戏界的事情 因为都在高潮部分所以不说太多
说到游戏方式 在游戏的游戏(Overworld)里 你可以从裂缝里获取生命力 可以用生命力编辑圈住的生物 简单的说 从把他们变成友军 到让电子鼠群飞起来用电磁炮攻击都可以 你可以发挥自己的想象力 把不同生物的参数组装起来 成为地表无敌
当然了 由于这个游戏设定上只是个未完成品 地图上有很多奇奇怪怪的地方 你可以到处试着去探索 通过自己的努力到达的话会莫名有一种成就感(虽然在设定上只是个设计失败的glitch而已啦)
关于后面的因为涉及到剧透也不说太多 但是相信我 挺有趣的

缺点当然还是有的 地图太小了 剧情太短了(揍
没有啦 单纯是因为游戏太合我口味所以总觉得有点不够 当然这个设定上剧情和地图都不可能再做大了 也是没办法的事
还有一点 对于想完全收集的人可能会找不到一篇Additional Changelog 我翻了翻好像还是在Intro地图上 怎么能放的那么偏啊
 
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The Magic Circle is more of an exploration game than a puzzle game. You spend most of the game exploring the world of a game locked into development hell in order to collect powers, hidden lore, and audio files. The writing is quite witty and funny at times. I'm not sure whether or not it's worth the $20 price. Though it took me 8 hours to collect everything, you can beat the game in only a couple of hours. It could have used more puzzles and I feel the game could have utilized the main game mechanic more. Regardless, I really enjoyed the Magic Circle. I found it charming and funny.I loved the characters.

In a marketplace full of games boasting "non-combat exploration" and witty satire, The Magic Circle is one game that does it right.
 
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Fantastic, surprisingly deep in story and well made except for a couple points near the end which were easily surmounted by a minute's worth of trial and error. Lots to do, lots to explore, and all in a cute package that doesn't overstay its welcome. When the primary flaw of a game is "I want more of it", the quality of the basic systems is not an issue. The only regrettable part of the game is how compact it is that you never really get to test the full limits of the game world, but the story ties up in a wonderfully neat fashion. Overall, I'll rate this an 8/10 for a wonderful story, interesting game and fun interface. It's a little steep at $20, but more than worth it, in my opinion.
 
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Beautiful, charismatic, and an insightful look at the pain staking challenge of game design. 10/10
 
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Hmm, I enjoyed it, but it became a bit stale towards the end because of the gameplay. From a Computer Science perspective, I really enjoyed the story and humor of it.
 
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Let me say something to begin wih if your going to buy this game wait for a sale the game is not worth it's $20
price tag for only about 3 hrs of game time.

BUT! with that said this game is one of the most refreshing things I've played in awhile.
It's mechanics are soild and interesting and the world aswell the story are breath taking.

Story: The story is about a game that is a sequel to an old text based adventure game that has been in the development hell for the past ten years. You asume the role of a Beta tester who is contacted by the protagonist of the original version of the game. Whose goal is to ruin the game in any way possible. The story takes a few different twists and turn having you venture to E4 and into 8-bit sci-fi settings. Aswell you can discover other elements of the story scattered in glitchy objects and audio logs. Overall the story is phenomenal and I loved it. 9/10

Visuals: They are amazing! Having all the textures be unfinished sketches but with colored versions appearing around you and your allies was a great Idea. 9/10

Gameplay: It's good and interesting but slowly gets a boring after awhile with little to no chages to the formula. The way it works is you can take attributes form some enemies and stitch them onto other creatures to create new allies. However there is only so many time is it's fun to have a howler fly around and breath fire on a guy with 4 heads. The game also has great emphasis on exploration with stuff such as in game dev logs and Life upgrades. 8/10

Final thoughts: The magic circle is great but is a little too short for the price paid and the gameplay can become a little stale. But I must stress this game is still wort you time and if you can find it on sale it is a game worth owning.

8.5/10
 
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This was a marvelous game. I don't want to spoil it more than necessary, so to summarize:

It's a game about games, where you make a game from inside an unfinished game. There is clever commentary. You can make flying attack dogs.

Seriously, this was a gem of a find, definitely worth picking up!
 
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Évaluation publiée le 23 aout 2015
-throws corpse at the wall for 1 hour- I can't do
I can't game
I guess I'm just really bad at puzzle games...
 
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 aout 2015
Ok, so I have somewhat odd tastes when it comes to games.

One thing that usually catches my eye (ear?) is good voicework. I'm a sucker for good voicework that helps to pull me into the game (the Legacy of Kain series comes to mind), and I have to say that this game has some of the best voicework that I've heard in a long, long time.

Another plus is the premise. I was aware of Hack 'n Slash before this game, so I know the concept isn't totally original, but it's very well done and feels very much like being inside an incomplete game. So far, I've just finished the trade show section and I was rolling in the floor by the end of it.

Also, I have fire-breathing parasitic teleporter pads that follow me around and do my bidding. So yeah, that makes me happy!
 
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Évaluation publiée le 8 aout 2015
The Magic Circle is the epitome of puzzle/action/satire games, exclusively in that combination, for it's fun-loving charm, constant humor, and yet still rewarding gameplay that isn't just an interactive book. Not only is it fun to play, but the challenges are real in this game, and if you get used to it enough, all of the satisfaction that comes with getting to that tricky spot, or finding that easter egg, is enough to keep me replaying the storyline JUST to try different creature combinations and try different outcomes.

Favorite Creature? Flying Cyber-Rat with a Railgun, Fireproof, and Groupthink. My army of Robo-Rodents will seize any challenge in its way!!
 
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Évaluation publiée le 13 aout 2015
This game is an excellent benign satire on game development, and presents interesting puzzles.

In fact, the game even refers to it as Muppet Sex.
 
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7.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 aout 2015
This was the best... this was a amazing...... I love you old pro.
 
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3.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 aout 2015
Minor annoyances about the meta-story aside, I got a kick out of this game. It satirizes pretty much all aspects of the videogame industry, while still being a playable, enjoyable puzzle game. If you're into fourth-wall breaking experimental games, pick it up.
 
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1.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 aout 2015
I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION THE STORY AS I WANT THE PLAYER TO EXPERIENCE IT BY HIMSELF EITHER UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANYTHING AT ALL.

HAVE you ever come across an individual that's incredibly random, abstract, creative, witty, likes to think that "rainbow dolphins" exist and that life consists of twentyhundred elements as well as making unusual connections that somehow seem to make sense and no sense at the same time?!?! Yep, If that person were a game, it would be this one.

First off, why isn't The Magic Circle more popular? This game is (IF NOT) the most eccentric, (LET ME MENTION CREATIVE AGAIN), fantastic, open-minded (way too open-minded till your brains fall out kinda' thing) humorous playthrough I have ever touched. The story is pretty frickin' compelling too. Note that I USUALLY get bored of games real quick, but this one just makes you wallow in yet more mindless emotionalism every step of the way, and it will make you question your existence.

When you're tucked in bed at night and you're brainstorming endless scenarios, this game will leave a mark on you. Not an emotional mark, but an unusual mark that keeps you up at night asking yourself "WHO THE HELL CAME UP WITH THIS?! AND WHY IS IT SO PERFECT?! AND WHY AM I THINKING ABOUT IT?!".

I can't recommend it enough, I mean EVEN THE PAUSE MENU IS FRICKIN' AWESOME.

HOWEVER, I don't recommend this game for individuals who have no flexibility or capacity for imagination and tolerance of others with abstract views or perspectives or anything creative.


11/10 for me.
9/10 for individuals.
WHAT?!?!/10 for individuals with no imagination.
 
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13.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 aout 2015
This game is really original! I never saw a game about a game. I like the fact that every creatures can be changed with specific powers, movment, fighting style and allies/enemies. I also like the very end (after credits). Your game is awesome! Love it! Very recommend it!
 
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4.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 aout 2015
This game is about the life of game developement. It's humorous and has a lot of jokes.
On the downside, I'd say it's quite confusing in the beginning. Because you are - by story - playing an unfinished game. You watcht the makers of the game argue and battle about the game, while you take it over step by step and make it your own. Literally.

Without risking any more spoiler, I'd just say: Anyone remotely interested in Game Developement should play it. It's really worth your while and has an awesomely rewarding ending. Promised.
 
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4.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 aout 2015
This game is everything a great story, funny as all hell, and it is fun to make wacky creatures out of all the junk you get. I love everything about this game it has a magnificent art style and the gameplay and ideas put into this game are stunning and completly origianal. It is definatly worth the $20.00. 10/10 would bang this game
 
Touch Me
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 5 aout 2015
This is a really neat first-person puzzle game. In terms of mechanics, it's very free-form; you have a bunch of parts you can mix and match to solve puzzles. In kinda-sorta the vein of The Stanley Parable, it is a comentary on what gaming is and what it means to be a gamer. Do recommend.
 
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46.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 3 aout 2015
This is one of the most interesting games I have ever played.
 
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4.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 2 aout 2015
Game not finished. Graphics are a tossup between the original System Shock and Skyrim. WTF.
 
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21.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 aout 2015
First off, this game is BRILLIANT!

The Magic Circle is a game where you, the gamer, are well... gaming? The story starts with you joining this shadow of a finished game. You are greeted by the game's creator and soon learn that he just won't let the game be finished. As time progresses you, the HERO gain the ability to give deleted items and creatures life! Armed with your abilties and a sarcastic all knowing prisioner; you finish what the creator started.

This game combines story, sandbox, and immersion tactics to really make you feel like the HERO. The sandbox aspect come from the players ability to change what has been deleted. You can mix and match creature parts to solve puzzles.

There were some parts in the story that left me scratching my head. Because the game has a sandbox aspect, a player can wander around with little knowledge of where to go to progress the story.

Looking at the game as a whole, I would give it a 9/10. It is funny, entertaining, and creative.
 
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 juillet 2015
I love it.
Honestly, this is one of my favorite games of all time.
I played it for 2 minutes and thought: Wow.
Would love to see more content or a sequel of some sort sometime.

Pros:
- Gotta love the soundtrack.
-The humor was awesome.
- The gameplay made me feel like I was breaking all the rules, even though I knew everything was intended.
- The whole idea is very fresh and completly unexplored. Very novel.

♥♥♥♥:
- Would have liked some more content for 20 $/€, though I can understand the length due to having to test everything because of the creative and open nature of the game.

Overall, I give it 9/10.
 
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 aout 2015
I played the demo and immediately had to get it. It's a bit of a mind♥♥♥♥, as it's not like other games. I found it to be very original and, hey, Rusty Venture as a game dev was pretty cool. It's mildly challenging as it tells you to kill the boss and then just leaves you, so you have to figure it out for yourself. But, as the originality of the game is that it let's you edit parts of the game, there are many ways to acheive your objective.
The ending seemed a bit like a minigame and was kind of lackluster, but overall I found it to be very enjoyable.
 
The Rhinopotomus
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9.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 1 aout 2015
To wrap your head around The Magic circle is to change your outlook just slightly.

Don't think like the player character in a videogame.

Think like the Player, playing the videogame.

 
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9.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 juillet 2015
As someone who followed the development of Duke Nukem Forever for the first five years or so, The Magic Circle feels incredibly cathartic. There's a point where the relationship between creator and consumer can become constrained by the perfectionism of the creator; this game captures that dynamic in a unique and unexpected fashion.
 
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6.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 31 juillet 2015
This is a wonderful game that will be a stong GOTY 2015 contender for me.

It is an extremely difficult game to describe, so I urge everyone to at least try the demo. While the demo doesn't do much to flesh out the central game mechanic, I can say if you like the demo, you will probably like the game. There will be a lot of (unimaginative) people who will hate the demo and need not worry about the game.

It is beautifully surreal, there is loads of it that is bats**t crazy and half the time I had no idea what was going on, but it was a fantastic journey while it lasted.

Pros: Great atmosphere
Fantastic game mechanic for progression
Game mechanic of editing NPC's is awesome
Makes you think
Makes you grin inanely

♥♥♥♥: Lacks a direction for the player, I didn't mind it, but I can see some who are used to linear games may find it off putting
The central game mechanic is stunningly clever, but there are precious few opportunites to need it. Just as I got all the attributes I needed and was ready to put it into action, the game moved into its endphase which is completely different.
The end is rather meta and self indulgent, it wouldn't have been so abrupt and disapointing if there had been more of a world to explore and puzzles to solve.

Overall, I loved this game, but would love to see an expansion pack/sequel that would give further opportunity to explore the potential for emergent gameplay that the core mechanic would facilitate.
 
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6.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 juillet 2015
Short version: The Magic Circle is an ambitious, original game with a great premise that it doesn't quite manage to fully deliver. Even so, I had a blast.

Long version:
So, the idea is that this is supposedly an eagerly anticipated sequel that's been in development hell for something like 20 years and is still a long way from finished. There's cut content that you can restore, mechanics that were planned but never implemented (or axed right in front of you), change logs scattered throughout, the developers drop in and have conversations with each other and with you (assuming you're a tester), etc. It's a great idea and unfortunately, The Magic Circle just doesn't quite manage to sell it. It's not large enough or layered enough with older versions (and logs, etc) to genuinely feel like a project that longrunning and embattled. It's more of a broad overview of what something like that might look like, on a macro scale. It's probably fine in the long run - this is an indie game made by a small team on a small budget, and it's not really fair to expect anything quite as elaborate as the premise suggests. But it does undercut the illusion a bit.

Similarly, the writing definitely gives a broad, parodic sense of the sort of personalities and conflicts that might go into a debacle of that sort and the clashing priorities at work, but because they're so broad, they never quite feel like real people and the commentary on gaming culture and development is pretty surface level. But hey, it's funny and it works well enough in context, just don't expect deep insider insights.

Those are really my main complaints, though. The game itself is brilliant, with a core mechanic in the main section that lends itself to a huge range of solutions to problems and a sort of anarchic tinkering with the game structure that is really enjoyable and beautifully realized, right down to visual representation on literally every editable object of all the different traits they can be assigned. And while the game isn't particularly large, that overworld has plenty of nooks and crannies to hide logs and other collectibles and special creatures and such. Heck, I'm still missing a couple and I could swear I've scoured everywhere. And while the scope undercuts the simulation a bit, there's some neat tricks with desktop simulation and such that help sell it. There are also a couple of later segments that are fun (if a little didactic) in other ways and while they're not as original or massively appealing as the core conceit, they're still well done with a bunch of scope for doing your own thing. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with TMC and definitely recommend it.
 
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 juillet 2015
Every once in a while, there is a game that is not only fun, but enjoyable. I had fun the entire time i played this game, and I am so glad that I bought this game. The story, the comentary, the colectathon of hidden items, the georgous art direction, everything. Just shuddup and buy this game.
 
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79.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 juillet 2015
So ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ funny game i dont remmber when i finish any game. I have fun like hell.
If u like puzlle game with creativity this game is for u.
 
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2.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 juillet 2015
Good for people who are up to date with gaming politics and enjoy satire. Go in blind and enjoy yourself. 7/10.
 
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 juillet 2015
This game is amazing. the story and game play are very inovative. It is short but so good
 
The Laughing Ghost
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8.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 26 juillet 2015
The Magic Circle is an anti-game. Instead of a fourth wall, The Magic Circle has a mirror.

This is a game that rewards you for finding the seams in the world. It's impossible to know what's intentional and what's a level design oversight or a glitch in the code, and it doesn't matter. The game will tell you what you can't do before forcing you to figure out that you can. It doesn't hold your hand or force you into a decision. And then it does, in occasional moments of brutally self-aware beauty.

Exploration, exploitation and some seriously out-of-the-box thinking are punctuated by fragments of an overrarching narrative. Most of which is hiding around dark corners or on thin ledges, but all relating a story devoid of violence, romance, magic or politics. For most of the game the player doesn't even seem to have much role or influence in the story. Despite The Magic Circle's lack of clear antagonists, absence of typical game themes and incoherent storytelling, by the end I found myself strangely moved by emotions that few games ever even touch.

If you've ever been curious about game development or if you've ever spent time in a game trying to get to a place you shouldn't be able to or getting NPCs to kill each other, you NEED to play this game. Everyone, though, should give this a go.

The Magic Circle lets you play around in an unfinished game full of glitchy inconsistencies and somehow makes it feel compelling and gratifying. It's unique, brilliant and impossible to describe.
 
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juillet 2015
best game ever
 
Thumbass
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14.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juillet 2015
If you just so happen to have recently started learning how to make games, you have to play this game.
 
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8.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 25 juillet 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

Beautiful Game!
Definitely one of the best games I have played in a while!

Good and memorable characters, clever puzzles, and superb story with a hidden plot.

I wish there was a way to share the end-game creations with other players though.

9.7/10
If you're interested or like story-rich adventures, get this game.
 
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2.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juillet 2015
I have never reviewed a game, or any product. But this game deserves a review. If you're bored with typical cookie-cutter games which are 99.9% of games today, buy The Magic Circle. It has a creativity matched by games like Psychonauts and Morrowind.
 
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4.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juillet 2015
This has been an amazing experience. I know this will forever be one of my most favorite games. The story was interesting, the voice actors were satisfying, and what I loved most was that the game never saw you as just another character, but as the player. I also gotta admit that there were some goofy bits to the game as well, which added to the story itself. The only thing I was dissappointed by was the length of the game. I spent a good 4 hours on this game from the moment I finished downloading it and once I was done, I wished that the game had more content in it than it already does. I wished for more areas, creatures, programming bits, and more story. But hey, I shouldnt be wishing for more, I should be praising the game as it is. After all, I do believe its an indie game. Anyway, the game was a fantastic experience in my book and I suggest it to all who enjoy taking things apart and putting them back together in your own way.

to summarize,

PROS

+Very open ended environments
+Enticing story
+Clever gameplay mechanics
+you can make something your pet (Clyde <3)
+You can make an animal legless. Genuinely legless
+Doorbots are a thing
+You can upgrade your pets
+Alex Mercer's (Skyrim) voice actor is in the game
+Challenging, but fun
+Gorgeous Overworld

♥♥♥♥

-Small-ish game length
-one overworld
-Exploring is a tad bit tedious
-Only two glove options

NEUTRAL

~Trippy as ♥♥♥♥
~semi-sad storyline
~♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HIVELINGS
~dying is a game mechanic

Still one of the greatest games I have ever played in awhile.
 
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8.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 23 juillet 2015
The only negative thing I can say about The Magic Circle is that its first third is too short. Other than that, I found the game's conceits all worked well, and it was truly a joy to see the first person "shooter/rpg" used to tell a story in such an unusual way.
 
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5.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 22 juillet 2015
Beautifully sylized dark overworld with a very unique character driven story. Game play was a little lack luster but the story was written so well it is easily one of my favorites.
 
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1.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juillet 2015
While the game is fun in many ways (Stanley Parable kind), the overall amount of gameplay is very little.
 
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4.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juillet 2015
You won't regret this.
 
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6.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 juillet 2015
Frickin Beautiful. The game was not really all tat long but in the post-game it's sorta like a twisted sandbox of what YOU want. Your never alone in this game, the puzzles are fun and since they have way more than 1 way to slove them you can slove a puzzle in some sort of carzy you way. I think it's very funny and a consept I have yet to see somewhere else.

This game is a Funny Masterpiece... and Awesome! So Buy it.








What if "Starfather" is the REAL villan?!?!
 
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10.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 juillet 2015
A great game I loved every second of this masterpiece but it ends far too soon.

It's like getting a one of a kind bite sized chocolate and once you eat it you'll never get that split second of flavor ever again.
 
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3.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 21 juillet 2015
Very short, and very sweet as the idea goes. I kept hoping I'd just finished the first chapter, but alas. Yet even so, I would recomend this provided you enjoy the demo. For me, at least, it was just that sweet.
 
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8.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 20 juillet 2015
I'm several hours into this game, and I cannot recommend it enough. The meta-game nature of the story is incredibly interesting, and the way it interacts with the puzzles and mechanics are excellent. The voice acting is also incredibly well done (you get the voice of Garret from Thief AND Thaddeus Venture!).
 
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 juillet 2015
If there's something this game is, is meta. Talking about it in any shape would diminish the effect it will have on you but expect some mildly interesting puzzles, great story, some moral choices and be prepared to Alt-F4 out of the game. Not a joke.

10/10 would Starfather again.
 
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7.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 juillet 2015
Just finished playing, and all I can say: amazing.

First, the characters: fantastic job, both in the writing and the delivery. Stephen Russel, especially, is a joy to listen to (which is great as you'll hear plenty of him), bringin his near-trademark "no-nonsense down-to-earth" style to his role. Regardless,

The writing, too, is great, with each character's dialogue showing enough content to give me a sense of their basic motivations (creator wants to make the game perfect, lead actress wants the thing to be over with and move on, etc), but as you play, you find enough information to elivate them from *just* characitures and sterotypes into actual people. In the end, I found myself fealing sorry for the villian of the piece despite him having brought it on himself.

Second, the gameplay: It's a nice twist on puzzle gaming (for the most part) where you're going around rewriting and editing the world around you - in a very literal fashion - to suit your wims. This gives all the puzzles a very non-linear feal, giving me the real sense that I could find new answers to every puzzle I faced.

Not that these are "puzzles" in the traditional sense, no no no - no Hanoi Towers here. Similar to the likes of Myst, this game uses the world itself as your obstacle, with your motivation being exploration and self-challenge. All too often, I would just sit there, wracking my brain over how to use what I'd collected so far to get across some barrier to the goodie that awaited me.

Third, the gmae's style: even though the point is that the game is very "unfinished", I actually do like the black-and-white overall theme of everything. It makes the use of what sparse color there is in the game VERY striking, even jarring, which is exactly what the creative team probably wanted.

Of course, the style of "unfinished" extends everywhere, from the creatures you meet all the way to the music itself, which somehow manages to sound great despite the composer/sound designers intentionally flubbing their parts to make it sound very rough draft.

The humor's good, too. I found myself laughing at several moments in the game, when I wasn't kackling with glee, at any rate. And the subtlties of this game's story are near critical mass. I won't spoil them for you save to say this: collect everything you can. Leave no stone untunred, mess with everything you get access to, and explore all those hard-to-reach and out-of-the-way places. You will find the effort well worth it.

This game does have some flaws. The end game puzzle, while EXTREMELY satisfying, felt a bit buggy - and funnily enough, that's not intentional here. Too often, I'd be unable to take some actions because the game wouldn't let me despite my having what I needed to do so. If it's not a bug, then I would recommend some better indication of what it takes to use things properly here, to avoid needless confusion.

Is the game short? Sure, I beat it in 7 hours without 100%ing it, and I imagine it would take about 10 for me to get what I missed. But that's not a bad thing here, as it's not about qunatity, but quality. This game is as long as it needs to be. No more, no less, and for that, it's extremely satisfying without being daunting.

I recommend this to anyone who's interested in the game industry in any capacity besides just "but game, play game, trade it back in", especially to those who are looking for some snark and fun gameplay to go with thei commentary.

And to answer the creators' urging at the end of this game: yes, I'm interested in making something of my own now. What form that will be is unclear. But the spark has been lit.
 
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 juillet 2015
just pick up the demo if you're unsure if you want to get this game. exploration and expermentation highly encouraged once you engage 'pro mode', which will happen shortly after you finish the joke without a punchline of the 'playtest'/intro section.

also is very much a satire on those failed kickstarter and early access games. the enviroment is black and white save for a few choice things, you'll come across dev textures, and in order to obtain the means to command your small makeshift army you even have to do something that is an obvious jab at ubisoft.

and that's just the tip of the iceberg...

EDIT: once you figure out how to do some of the various puzzles, it begins to build up to the end. and what a gloriously well played end... head stumping, but figurable puzzles, a wide assortment of powers, and enough exploration to ensure you got something to find in the ol' wasteland of development hell.
 
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3.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juillet 2015
Novel, but I beat it in 3.9 Hours. Make your decisions accordingly.
 
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3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 19 juillet 2015
A very solid game with a engaguing story. A little short for the £15 price tag but i would still recomend for the experiance. If i could make one change it would be the adition of a sprint button as some of the searching and backtracking can get a little tedious. Overall a possitive gaming experiance
 
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juillet 2015
If you liked The Stanley Parable, the general combination of first-person puzzles and narration found in Portal 2, or Antichamber, then this game will be right up your alley. There are some truly revolutionary gameplay mechanics to be discovered, but to describe them would be a spoiler in and of itself. The plot is amazing too, and will should resonate with anyone who's followed gaming news within the last decade.

The less you know about this game before playing it, the more it will excite and surprise; I would recommend leaping in without doing too much research to experience the magic for yourself.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 18 juillet 2015
This is quite an entertaining game - the mechanic of rewriting the code of interactable objects around the world is great - and implemented in a much more enjoyable way than other games with the same idea.

Sadly however, the game is ultimately short, I finished with a high level of completion in a few short hours.

There was the potential to be another Portal here, with more variety of code-blocks, and a bunch more levels, it would have made it.

I'd say, therefore, that the price is a bit high, if looking for content alone - but for an interesting break from regular gameplay, certainly worth a look.
 
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Humorous, satirical, intriguing, and most of all, inspiring - The Magic Circle is a game about a broken and unfinished game, but the real story is what's going on outside the game. It surprises you constantly and gets you thinking about things in radical, outside-the-box ways. Despite how quickly I got to the end of itm I would happily replay this to find all the things I missed, and try some alternative solutions.

If you like video games and are interested in how they're developed, and the idea of playing around with the development tools of a broken game, using them to solve puzzles, interests you at all, then The Magic Circle is for you.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 18 juillet 2015
I more than highly recommend this game. That is if you are worried about the future of video games, and see huge disturbing problems with where they are right now. This game is akin to The Stanley Parable in presentation, but is all together talking about something completely different. Its a "meta" game. I don't want to say much more about it, but suffice to say, if the trailers have intrigued you, or you enjoyed The Stanley Parable, I anticipate you'l enjoy this.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 18 juillet 2015
Really fun mechanics that I'd like to see explored in greater depth. Good story and the whole thing flows pretty great. I beat it in about 6 hours and there's not a ton of replay value, but it's definitely worth picking up.
 
RedAnchorite
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Évaluation publiée le 18 juillet 2015
It's not perfect, and there's some roughness to it, especially in the final sequence, but man. MAN.

This game probably isn't for everyone, but if you've ever touched any part of video game development, professional or amateur, this is a must-play. If you are like me and you thought Metal Gear Solid 2 was incredible if only for its metafiction ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, this is a must-play.

I got a 10/10 on my first try in the final sequence, and that's probably what I'd give this game, too.

★★★★★
 
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14.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juillet 2015
The only real ♥♥♥ I can put is that it's short. It feels like it ended very abruptly.

But aside from that, what is there is great. Uniqe mechanics, amusing writing, and a degree of "Stanley Parable" style analyzing of the game world. With a good message to others to try to go out and make some content.



 
Digital
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11.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 18 juillet 2015
A metagame first person adventure with a demo version to check out.

Perfect for exploration maniacs, 3D platforming can be substituted with powers late in game. Also has some surprise game modes up the sleeve. Play the demo at least.
 
Oreolek
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3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juillet 2015
Absolutely loved this game! I loved the soundtrack, and the money spent here was well worth it!
 
Doom
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juillet 2015
It's right up there with Stanely Parable in regards to an interesting, fun games.
 
Lion
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Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
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12.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
Retro people look censored
 
N A K A N O Y O T S U B A
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 17 juillet 2015
Avis donné pendant l'accès anticipé

A strangely brilliant little work, both enjoyable to play and with a great exploration of the subject matter. Likeable characters, lovely atmosphere, and a biting sense of humor. It isn't perfect, but it's got a lot of heart, and I think that's enough.
 
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6.8 h en tout
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The less you know about the arc of this game going in the better... Suffice to say it has some incredible voice acting, a thoughtful exploration of the ways games matter, and to whom, and an exceptional way of hammering it's points home. The best experiential game I've played in a long time. Well worth playing, well worth buying.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
It took a splendid little dough ball of satire and ended up making a rich and tasty calzone. From what I've enjoyed I've gotten invested. Just wish I had more sci-fi space station to roam around in. Low-res space sci-fi tugs on my heartstrings something fierce. Also if you have not eaten a calzone before you're a sad sad human being.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
This is definitely a very unique game. The way I would describe it is a Metroidvania: You stumble upon unique abilities what will help you reach other places. These abilities however, are not for yourself; The game relies on "reporgramming" creatures to do what you want them to do and help you overcome obstacles on the way. A very unique and satisfying system!

The story is quite unique as well. As advertised, the game is "unfinished", and the team is arguing about pretty much every aspect of the game (The voice acting for this is excellent). This is done in an enjoyable way, and I found them fun to listen to.

The only downside is this game was a bit short for my taste. Not in a "Not worth" way, but that I was wanting more!
 
Ice Coldas
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I think it's alright for me to say that I work in the video games industry, though only from the perspective of a QA tester, so I don't know everything about the processes of making a game. I work for a company, I won't say which, that is pretty big and has had a game in development for, while not 20 years, quite some time now.

I can't personally relate to the joke The Magic Circle makes of games that have been locked in development hell for one reason or another (in TMC's case the creator's misguided search for perfection), since I've only been with this company for about half a year now, but I did get a pretty big kick out of it, looking sort of from the outside of things.

The Magic Circle could be called a critique of the current state of the video games industry, at least the parts of it that delay games indefinitely only to release products that are obviously terrible, as well as making fun of internal developer politics and struggles. There were even a couple of QA jokes I got to enjoy ("Hell hath no fury like a tester scorned"). The game seems to take a crack at just about every video game trend in recent years, from episodic content to streaming let's players, overblown stories and undelivered promises.

It's very funny, too, especially in how the game's mechanics of mixing and matching abilities comes to fruition. *HERE THERE BE SPOILERS* a portion of the game requires the manipulation of a live demo; the "game" is *supposed* to have the demo hero walk into a room containing a baby, but I was able to manipulate the baby's abilities so that it could fly and breath fire at the demo hero. I'm honestly still laughing about it right now as I type this.

The game takes about 3-4 hours to complete, depending on how much time is spent in the end game, but the experience is well worth it.
 
twitch.tv/badwolfos
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
Holy crap, there's a speech in here that's just... perfect. One of the most unique games I've ever played. Some of the gameplay aspects have been done in other games, but the lore/story/concept is stellar, and takes a few worthwhile turns.

Don't read more about this game. Avoiding spoilers is worth it. If you *really* need another reason to buy it, look below.

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If you're ever curious about or fascinated by game design, game crafting, or the games industry, play this game immediately.
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Moleculor
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3.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
Yes
 
MaybeTaylor
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8.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
Very interesting concept, even better execution. Customizable gameplay is a welcome treat.
 
Satur9
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15.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
I have to say this game is fun, and the story is great, but it's a bit short. If you're a person who's going to buy this game, I would suggest waiting until it's 10 dollars or less
 
Dedede Megami Tensei: Drum dash
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15.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2015
Jeu vraiment super original et vraiment agréable à jouer...
Juste peut être un peu cher pour la durée de jeu.
 
Alkemist
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3.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2015
Super interesting story, fascinating mechanics. My main criticism is that it ends so abruptly. Recommended, but not at $19.99; wait until it's under $10.
 
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5.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2015
Really nice game 11/10
 
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8.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
10/10
so gut wie stanly parable, aber dafür mit anderen möglichkeiten und besserer story!
 
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Évaluation publiée le 16 juillet 2015
Super tolles Spiel! Hab s zwar an einem Stück durchgezockt, aber es gibt noch ein schönes Aftergame (no spoilers here). Der Preis wirkt saftig, allerdings kann man sich - wenn das Geld gerade da ist - schon einmal dieses schöne Stück Spielkunst gönnen. Hab es sehr genossen und kann es nur weiterempfehlen!
 
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 15 juillet 2015
unfinished game which is playable and really Fun .... am surprised that they even managed to think of something like that and pull it off !!!

Thank you for great game. still playing it .. and i have no clue how it is going to end.
 
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
A strangely beatiful game of Puzzle Platformer meets Digimon.
While it might be short, the puzzles can be tackled in dozens of ways and provides hours of replayability, not to mention the hidden collectibles.

Plus the Dev team is probably one of the friendliest to come out of Steam greenlight.

Also I made GTA 6
11/10
 
Madre Fuchre
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4.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
Definetly one of the more interesting games out there.
 
Ebrend
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2.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
This is a good game that has the added bonus of having James Urbaniak as one of the lead voice actors. Buy it!
 
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4.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
Very clever game. Some interesting mechanics and a pretty great story. A must play for anyone even slightly interested in game development.
 
Bosher
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
Great game with nice puzzles, thought-provoking scenarios. As a game dev I specially really liked it! :)
 
mkderin
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5.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
This game is so unique and amazing, well worth playing.
 
Ateoz
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
Honestly one of the most enjoyable games I've played in a long time. It's not a super long game, but I feel like I still got my money's worth, because it was a non-stop entertaining experience.
 
Jamie
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9.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
I like this game, it humors itself, laugh at the players, the devs and everybody in-between whilst still remaining thoughfull and making you want explore and solve the puzzles at hand to acheive a bigger goal. The mechanics are not explained to you past the point of playability and the way they interact with each other is what makes the puzzels so unique, you never feel lost before an encounter but you never are sure of what is going on. A good game, if a bit on the shorts side if you do not want to put time in the portion after the main storyline.
 
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What you did there.

I see it.

And I love it.

Beat this pretty handily and pretty quickly, and even got a 10/10 epilogue. Still, I don't feel the purchase is wasted. I really enjoyed not just what they were saying here but what they were *doing*, and I hope it continues in this vein. I purchased this title because I am so very sick of the undelivered promises, the missing cheek we're never given by the early access debacles. I've been in so many disappointing alphas and betas, and I saw so much familiarity here that made me simultaneously facepalm and laugh helplessly. How true. How terribly, beautifully true. How often we are caught between the rabid internet hate machine and the hype, and left with... well... this!

At the point I beat it, I found it to be a charming, bitterly funny romp-- and it's not even complete. Funnier to me than to my less-beta-weary-wife, but still. Give it a shot if you like sendups of the oh so serious game process, or just like interesting puzzles with at least a few possible approaches.

And for the Steam crowd:

Met a dog.

Stripped him for parts and messed with his mind.

Added helicopter propellors and hellfire jets, and set him to control others nearby.

Accidentally left myself listed as an enemy while tinkering, then set him loose.

11/10 would karmic barbeque again.
 
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11.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 14 juillet 2015
It takes a moment to start up but once this game is in full swing you're making every object in the game bend to your commands. At one point I had an army of fireproof, rail gun weilding corpses with a hivemind following me around acting as my own personal body guards.
 
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10.7 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
Good game, not something for someone who is looking for a long game.
6/10 story, it's interesting, good narrative

8/10 creature swap and mix, mixing creatures is fun and interesting, can be frustrating at times

4/10 gameplay, you only get two tools to use, which sucks.

5/10 content, the content it has is great, but it needs more, this could have been a musch better game if it was a little different and had more content.
 
Pound of Life
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
An amazing ride from start finish. The perfect mix of ingenuity and humor, with just the right amount of satire, complete with good gameplay elements.
 
Cute, Pink, and Stupid
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5.0 h en tout
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-Beat the real game
-Made my own game
-Called it "♥♥♥♥♥ and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥"
-B1tch loved it

"10/10, would make another sequel"
 
I dream of corn.
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5.4 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
Great enviroment, utterly unique premise, hilarious dialogue, incredibly short. This game has maybe 4-5 hours of playtime. I still reccomend it, but just take that into account before buying.
 
Blueberry Muffin Massacre
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6.4 h en tout
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clever writing, entertaining voice acting, and a lot of open-ended exploration and the ability to hack a legion of inanimate objects to follow you around like the Sorcerer's Apprentice.
 
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7.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
...

I can't.

I can't figure out a way to write a meaningful review of this game. I can't do a long drawn out review without...

No.

Trust me on this, you are better off going in blind. And trust me, this is a game that you will probably like.
 
iToaster
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
This Game has a great feeling wished they had more reply value or add episode versions to this game or instead when you build your own dungeons you get to test them instead of the AI system if I was to rate this from 1 to 5 I would give it a 4.5
still has alot of improvements they can build on.
 
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28.5 h en tout
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I've never reviewed a game before, so I'll keep this short.

It's one of the coolest, most inventive games you'll ever play. It's hilarious and charming and crazy and dark.

You'll do things you've never done in another game before. You want to make a flying dog that loves you? Check. You want to bring a rock to life and make it hate plants? Check. You want to strap a rail gun on a zombie and make him your personal bodyguard? Yes.

Buy it, because there's not really a better way to spend 17 bucks.
 
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5.5 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 13 juillet 2015
Wow... this game is ridiculous.
It's completly different of anything i ever had played. It is some kind of RPG and some kind of God game (where you can change the world). The story, if you can call it so, is strange, awesome and .... different. You move from the first view in the second and then in the third. Even a cutscene where they break the fourth wall is in it.

I absolutly recommend this game to everybody who is searching for a thrill, something new and a mind blow. The best description is: completly different and still awesome.
 
mischva
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An absolute joy to play. Being a future game designer, some things I got more than others might, but still definitely a buy for anyone looking for a good, self-aware game about the ups and downs of creating the perfect game.
 
LegitPotato
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6.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
A puzzle/exploration game that lasts just about as long as it needs to. No sprint makes moving feel a bit sluggish, but keeps the pretty small map feel a decent size, I guess. My advice: Do the editor at the end. It's a bit of extra story that ties things up pretty well.
 
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Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
The Stanley Parable meets Hack 'n' Slash meets Sacrifice? It's hard to find comparison as this game is certainly unique. A smart satire on gaming that's also fun to play. It feels very well thought out, with every aspect coming from the central conceit of an unfinished game. I was particularly taken with the dedication to little details, like hearing the music director vocally conducting alongside the soundtrack. It may be short but it has definite replayability. toying with the creatures and powers is entertaining in and of itself and there's secrets to be found. I feel that games that reward experimentation like this are rare and should be praised for the effort.
 
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6.1 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
Absolutely brilliant. Incredibly witty, complex and nuanced. Never played anything like this before.
 
Joe
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5.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
Neat game. Felt like a combination of Portal and The Stanley Parable. It's funny, but not goofy absurd.

The voice acting is superb, James Urbaniak hits it out of the park.
 
Dr. Arbitrary
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4.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
If you like snark, you want this game.
 
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5.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
Funny, Innovative, Meta beyond belief. If you've been playing games for a while now and feeling jaded, you owe it to yourself to play this game.
 
neutralProfile
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2.2 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
fun & wtf, the anti skyrim rpg with a lot of humour. Test the demo if u want to know <3
 
Arkha
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3.0 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 12 juillet 2015
The Magic Circle is one of those games that takes you completely by surprise with the sheer amount of time and effort that has been put in to a comparatively short game. At first glace The Magic Circle looks simple and lighthearted but as you delve deeper you find a complex and emotional game where every time you replay it you find new things and new ways to solve the puzzles you are presented with. I would highly recommend this game and it is completely worth the price even if you just play it once. 10/10
 
Stra7x
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6.9 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
I must say, I recommend this game but unfortunately not for the money they ask for it. If the price lay around 10$ it would fit better. Still though play it (if only the Demo)and you like it (this coming from a failed game developer(^U^).
 
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3.6 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
I found it very smart and very fun. Although the writing lost me a little a few times, I thought it was good. The sandbox approcach to puzzles gives you many oppertunities to come up with hilarious solutions... and the final gameplay lesson the game has for you is an eye opener.
 
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4.8 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 11 juillet 2015
How meta can you get? While Stanley Parable deconstructed the act of playing a game, The Magic Circle deconstructs the entire development process.

You're basically playing as yourself, exploring and "testing" an unfinished 3D shooter from a once-legendary game director. The game has been stuck in development hell for a very, very long time, and you're tasked by the powers within to finally set things straight once and for all.

This is mostly done by solving some environmental puzzles and tweaking the internal parameters of the game world objects (similar to Hack'n'Slash, if you've played that one). Reprogramming enemy behaviors makes all kinds of weird and messy solutions possible, and the game actively encourages you to use whatever means to get the job done.

During all this, you're constantly finding commentary snippets, changelogs, deleted content and actually seeing the developer egos clashing about the state, mechanics and philosophy of the game. And after all that is said and done, it really gets crazy.

Discussing about the last hour of the game would really be doing The Magic Circle a huge disservice. Let's just say that all the problems, considerations and points of view that go into making a big budget video game really do get thoroughly explored in a rather ingenious way.

How much actual enjoyment one gets out of The Magic Circle depends. It's not a particularly fun game to play, and the graphics range from drab to gaudy with no real middle ground. The music is just, well, incomplete and bad. But that's how it's supposed to be, you know?

Overall, I can't really recommend TMC as a game. I will recommend it as an experience, though. The ideas the game brings forth are quite valuable, but only in a cerebral, chin-stroking kind of way. It is an experiment that doesn't always work, but if you've ever cursed a developer for moving a release date of a hotly anticipated game, you might get something out of The Magic Circle.
 
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5.9 h en tout
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Quirky, short, and enjoyable meta puzzle game about gaming and the pathologies of gaming culture and the gaming industry. The flexible system is set up with simple puzzles, but the puzzles can be solved in many different creative ways, which really makes it fun. Still, there were times when I wondered if the game devs actually suffered from (in an out-of-story way) some of the problems the game itself parodies. For example, the ending dragged on a bit incoherently as if...gee...they couldn't figure out how to end it and needed to ship. Sometimes it got a little too involved with the inside baseball of the gaming industry with lots of metacogantive in-references that slowed things down. Nevertheless, it is a very creative and clever piece of work. 8/10
 
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I'm not usually one of the people who plays games to completion, and I've definitly missed out on many hidden bits during the course of this game. Here's a list of pros and ♥♥♥♥:

Pros:
Nice comedy, I found myself laughing at many points during the story.

Without spoiling much, the game flip-flops on itself frequently towards the end, keeps things fresh with new challenges and mechanics.

Voice acting is good and you may find yourself sympathising with some of the "gods".

Messing around customising minions to solve puzzles is fun and interactive.

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Game world is small and even if you explore fully and solve everything, it won't take that long to complete. This leads into my second ♥♥♥.

The price. For 20 dollars I could buy so many other things that I can get more fun-time out of than just the 3-5 hours for this game. Even with the sale to 17 dollars, it's still a bit steep.

Overall I reccomend the game, but it isn't worth the 20 dollars. I'd wait till we get a big steam sale to pick this particular gem up unless you're willing to pay the full price.
 
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Ok, so normally I think of games as being worth $/hour, like: This game will take me 100 hours to complete, so it's worth 30$. Let me tell you, this game blows my normal tolerance of up to 1$/hour for play completely out of the water. I beat the game in 4 hours with some fiddling around the edges, and it was absolutely worth the $16 I paid for it on sale. I wouldn't even have felt bad paying the full $20 for it. I loved this game with its story more than anything else in the last three months. It's made a merit out of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ graphics full of nostalgia, and I definitely appreciated the chance to kill Lord British ( ;) ) ,especially since I joined Ultima Online just a little too late to have been there.
 
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Get the demo. Seriously... If you enjoy the demo then you can expect the rest of the game to take four times as long as the demo. Also since you can continue where you left off in the demo when you buy the full game it doesn't really add that much "wait" to get to the meat of the game.

*Good:
-Educational. Can teach basics of game logic.
-Shows the industry that "bugs" are not that bad thing if the immersion is not super important. Bugs are sometimes fun and when player is driven to find the bugs it can be a "game" in it self.
-Has good story if you care to follow it.
-Creature design was.. unique.
-Has sort of map editor. Don't expect to share the maps with your friends though.

*Bad:
-Fell short on promise it showed. Expected to end with thousands of different combinations of "npc parts" but in truth got about 30 and from those only five useful and some of those became obsolete eventually.
-Short... less than 5 hours of game-play with ½hour of cut-scene/audio content that as a player i had to wait out to get the whole thing.... Yea... Short.
-Ending was rushed.
-Map editor is weak and clearly built around making sure the AI can solve the map.

Conclusion: Like the demo and want to pay your local price for 4 more hours of pretty much same? If yes then YES! Recommended!

Ending made me laugh hard.
 
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It reminds me of hack and slash, except that this game got the mechanics right. The game is a little shirt and lacks difficult puzzles. But is super fun and entertaining. I highly reccomend this game
 
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4.3 h en tout
Évaluation publiée le 10 juillet 2015
Excellent game about game development and breakin' all da rules.
 
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This game is quite the unique piece of work. It's always nice to see a combination of quality and novelty in this industry, and this game holds both. While it might not be the longest game ever, the time I spent with it wasn't wasted. Thank you for making this, Question, you are well deserving of my money.
 
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When I finished this game, I had a big smile on my face. Mixing and matching behaviors on various critters in the world to solve puzzles is a lot of fun, and most surprisingly you end up with a little bit of attachment to your critter army by the time you are done. Recommended.
 
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The Magic Circle is as much an allegory about the games industry as much as it is a game in and of itself. In the game you are a player character that is trapped inside a game that will never be finished. Your goal? Well that is not quite clear in the beginning. Exploration of the world, and who you are, are the main driving forces early on. As the story develops you begin to learn the fate of the people who were working on the game, and where everything went wrong.

The game likes to play with your expectations and uses the fact that you are in a broken, unfinished game, to play with the idea of bugs and glitches. That is why when the game crashed on me one time, I thought it was part of the game.

Overall I have enjoyed my time with The Magic Circle. With a unique mash-up of art styles, witty and funny characters, and a combat system more like Pokemon than a first person action game, The Magic Circle is a game that anyone can enjoy.

Similar Titles:
Portal 2
The Stanley Parable
The Talos Principle

If you would like to see more of the game, check out my Indie Showcase of The Magic Circle
Vidéo YouTube™: The Magic Circle - Indie Showcase (Gameplay) 
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Today on Indie Showcase we play The Magic Circle, Its a unfinished game about an unfinished game, and is so meta it hurts.
 
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- Dark comedy set in the realm of Game Development!
- The star of Venture Bros.!
- Ash of HAWYP!
- A brilliantly written tale with "audio logs" and "commentary" that adds to the plot!
- And more that is better discovered, not told about!

10110100101101/10 would be played by the source code again!
 
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I got to try the demo for this game at PAX 2014, and I was blown away. I immediately called my friends at the event and told them to get their asses up to the indie booth to check it out. It's the perfect mix of meta-humor, plain dry humor, retro gaming, and... actually, I didn't think of a fourth thing before I started writing this, but whatever that fourth things is, this game has it. Perhaps it even has a fifth thing. The fact you're still reading this and not buying the game is somewhat disappointing, though, so stop filtering through the reviews and just play already.
 
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As a game developer myself, I just love the concept.
 
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Definitely recommend, really cool and unique concept.
 
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incredible GAME , try it .
 
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Extremely well written, unusual and amusing game. You are trapped playing an unfinished game and interact with the creators and hinjinks occur.
 
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a hilarious story about a game stuck in development hell, has some combat and lots of puzzles that arent too hard. its realy good
 
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Recommendation Caveat: A fair amount of this game's humor value will be lost if you aren't particularly interested in what goes on behind the scenes during the creation of a game, or at the very least some kind of creative collaborative project. It's not that you won't 'get' the jokes, but more that it's mostly a collection of petty squabbles and cross-purposes that likely aren't nearly as funny if you haven't been forced to deal with similar situations in the past.

Pros:

+ Good writing (with one caveat I'll explain in more depth later)
+ Simple mechanics that allow for experimentation and exploration

♥♥♥♥:

- Requires a bit too much backtracking in a few areas
- Quite short (3 Hours for me, with only a bit of wandering around in search of secrets)

Your Milage May Vary:

* Pokes fun at the clashing of different game development ideologies
* Purposefully 'unfinished' aesthetic

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It's definitely a fun premise for a game. A man is working on the sequel to an accidental smash hit he made years ago... and has been doing so for more than a decade, with the help of a 'pro-gamer' who helped it gain noteriety in the first place and a super-fan seeking to make the next iteration everything it can possibly be, with or without its originator. You, as a sort of ascended Character Controller, are tasked by an unknown force with moving through what working bits and pieces exist in the game world in order to... well, you don't know what you're trying to do at first, and once you learn the story doesn't develop too much further, so I won't spoil it here.

In any event, you quickly gain the ability to hack game assets and frankenstein their abilities into various little minions in order to solve puzzles. It plays this up as something that more or less grants you total power over the world, and for a time it certainly feels that way - stripping the legs off of a dog-creature to bring a mushroom to life and let it follow you around like a loyal pet is fun in a dark, sadistic sort of way - but eventually the novelty wears off and it's clear that the ability has very clear limits, designed specifically to keep you on track and solve puzzles in mostly static ways.

But that's okay, at least in my opinion. The system is still fun in and of itself, and it means more attention can be paid to the plot when it pops up. The narrative actually has very little to do with you as the player. instead, it focuses on /why/ the development of the game you inhabit has stalled for Duke Nukem Forever lengths of time, as well as the dissatisfaction with the situation coming to a head amongst the employees. If you have memories of disaster-plagued group projects in high-school, college, or work, it should resonate pretty strongly with you. It's well-written, well-acted, and really encapsulates (in a caricature-ish kind of way) what happens when leading individuals in a creative endeavor have entirely different end goals - or worse, no clear goals whatsoever.

This all comes to a head in a somewhat preachy, extremely long-winded speech by the 'esteemed writer' at a not-quite-E3 press event where... lots of things happen that security /really/ should have interrupted. Quickly. Instead of not at all, the way it turns out in the game. It's awkward, really, and is the only bit of the game's writing that honestly had me shaking my head in confusion and apathy.

And then it was over, barely three hours into my play session, dropping me into a mode where I could see if I could toss together passable levels using a combination of the game's usual 'throw states on a creature' gameplay and some creative tools. While seemingly good for a mode taped to the end of another game, I'm not sure it was actually something that would pull me back in now that I've completed the story mode.

All in all, was it worth $20? Eh... Barely. I definitely enjoyed my experience with the game and recommend it if you're at all interested in game development or creative writing of some sort, but that's a steep price to pay for the amount of content that you don't have to build yourself. If it sounds like it might be up your alley, wait for a sale, but definitely check it out!
 
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